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I have made hard cooked eggs since I was in college, and they always come out badly. The yolks turn green, the whites get rubbery, and the peels stick so tightly to the eggs that I lose huge chunks when I try to peel them off.
I did some research, and I found a terrific tutorial for hard cooking eggs at The Hungry Mouse. I cooked the eggs exactly as Jessie explained, using Julia Child’s method. Jessie says that her eggs don’t end up with green yolks, but about half of mine did. I’m not sure where I went wrong there.
The whites were very nice and very tender, as Jessie claimed they would be. They tasted great.
The whites were so tender, however, that they stuck to the shell when we tried to peel them. The peels stuck to the egg as if they’d been attached with glue. We tried everything to separate them, and (in many cases) we ended up losing big chunks of egg white.
I thing I’m hard cooked egg impaired. It never works out nicely. Is there an important tip I’ve never learned?
Nonetheless, I fashioned the mangled eggs into deviled eggs using the following recipe.
| Deviled Eggs |
- 20 hard cooked eggs, peeled
- 1/2 cup Miracle Whip Light, more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon horseradish mustard, more or less to taste
- 2-3 tablespoons spicy brown mustard, more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, more or less to taste
- Red paprika
- Cut each egg in half through the yolk to make 2 long, thin halves. Pop the yolks out into a bowl, and set the whites aside.
- Mash the yolks and combine with Miracle Whip light, both mustards, and Worcestershire sauce. Blend well. Taste and adjust ingredients as necessary to suit your palate.
- I use my Easy Accent Decorator from The Pampered Chef to fill the egg whites. You could use any decorator to pipe the filling into the wells (or even a plastic bag with the corner cut off). Fill the decorator with the yolk and use it to fill each well.
- When eggs are all filled, sprinkle paprika over top for color and a punch of flavor.
- Keep chilled.
Makes 40 halves.
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Try adding a smidgen of oil to the water when you boil the eggs. Since the shells are porous, the shells will absorb a small amount of oil, making it easy to slip the shells off. When I boil eggs, I just barely cover the eggs with water, add salt and oil, and then bring the water to a good boil. I then turn the heat off, remove the pot from the burner and place a tight-fitting lid on top of the pot containing the eggs. Let the pot sit covered for 5-15 minutes, depending on how done you like your yolks. Drain the hot water out of the pot, very lightly crack the shells of the eggs, and place them in cold water for a few minutes.
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Try adding a smidgen of oil to the water when you boil the eggs. Since the shells are porous, the shells will absorb a small amount of oil, making it easy to slip the shells off. When I boil eggs, I just barely cover the eggs with water, add salt and oil, and then bring the water to a good boil. I then turn the heat off, remove the pot from the burner and place a tight-fitting lid on top of the pot containing the eggs. Let the pot sit covered for 5-15 minutes, depending on how done you like your yolks. Drain the hot water out of the pot, very lightly crack the shells of the eggs, and place them in cold water for a few minutes.
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Yum!! I almost posted this today for my Tasty Thursday recipe!
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Yum!! I almost posted this today for my Tasty Thursday recipe!
Jodi’s last blog post..Tasty Thursday
Love me some Deviled Eggs! At our family get together’s they are always the first thing to go.
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I still have Easter eggs to use up. I planned on making more deviled eggs today. Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
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I still have Easter eggs to use up. I planned on making more deviled eggs today. Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
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Love me some Deviled Eggs! At our family get together’s they are always the first thing to go.
Southern Fried Mama’s last blog post..Tasty Thursday: 4/15/09
I haven’t had deviled eggs in some time. Great summer food. thanks.
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I haven’t had deviled eggs in some time. Great summer food. thanks.
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My husband and son love Deviled Eggs. I haven’t made them in a few years.
Happy Tasty Thursday!
My husband and son love Deviled Eggs. I haven’t made them in a few years.
Happy Tasty Thursday!
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