Worlds Best Pickled Egg Food

PICKLED EGGS

Steps:

• Bring the vinegar, 3/4 cup water, 3 tablespoons salt, the coriander seeds, mustard seeds, sugar, onions and chiles to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the salt and sugar. Reduce the heat, cover and let the brine simmer for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pierce each egg all the way through about 6 times with a cake tester or toothpick. Put 2 eggs in each of 3 glass pint jars with lids, and tuck the celery and dill in around them. Ladle in enough brine to cover the eggs, add 2 more eggs to each jar and ladle in more brine to cover, leaving about 1/4 inch of space at the top. Close the jars, let cool to room temperature and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.
• To serve, halve or quarter the eggs, and spoon some pickling liquid and vegetables over the top. (The eggs will keep, covered by liquid and refrigerated, for up to 5 days.)

MAMA'S BEST PICKLED EGGS

Steps:

• Place eggs in saucepan and cover with water.
• When water begins to boil, remove from heat and cover.
• Let eggs sit in hot water for 18 minutes.
• Cool in cold water and peel.
• In a saucepan, combine vinegar, garlic, peppercorns, allspice and sliced ginger.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Place eggs in sterilized jars.
• Pour vinegar mixture over eggs.
• (You may strain vinegar, if desired.) Seal and place jars in preserving pan with rack.
• Water should cover jars with at least 1-inch of water above tops of jars.
• Bring water to a boil; cover and boil for 10 minutes.
• Remove jars and cool.
• Check seals.
• Store about one month before opening.

EMILY'S PICKLED EGGS

Steps:

• Place eggs in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool and peel. Place the eggs into a 1 quart wide mouth jar.
• In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, water, salt, pickling spice, most of the onion (reserve a couple of slices), and black peppercorns. Bring to a rolling boil; pour over the eggs in the jar. Place a couple of slices of onion on top and seal the jars. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for 3 days before serving.

PICKLED EGGS

Steps:

• Put the vinegar, sugar, bay, spices, ½ tbsp salt and 150ml water in a small pan and heat for a few mins until the sugar dissolves. See tip below about adding other flavours and spices. Leave to cool completely while you boil the eggs.
• Bring a large pan of water to the boil, lower in the eggs with a slotted spoon and set a timer for 10 mins. Once the timer goes off, immediately plunge the eggs into ice cold water and leave to cool. Gently tap the eggs on the work surface and peel off the shells.
• Put the boiled eggs in a sterilised jar where they all fit, about 1 litre, and pour over the cooled pickling liquid to cover. Seal and leave in a cool, dark place for at least two weeks, or up to three months. Once opened, keep in the fridge and eat within two weeks.

PICKLED EGGS

Steps:

• Put the peeled hardboiled eggs in the large jar.
• Boil the remaining ingredients together for 5 minutes.
• Pour over the eggs in the jar.
• Cover; leave on counter overnight.
• Keeps in refrigerator for weeks, in theory.
• In reality, if you love pickled eggs, these will disappear.

BRITISH PUB PICKLED EGGS

Steps:

• Peel the hard-boiled eggs, allow to cool and place them in a large clean jar.
• Heat remaining ingredients in a saucepan until the liquid begins to boil (caution: it's a sinus-clearer).
• Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; allow to cool to about room temperature.
• Strain the liquid and pour over the eggs, covering them completely.
• Seal and store in refrigerator for about ten days prior to consuming.