Pickled eggs

[be da veva]

I've started eating eggs about 13 years ago. And then it's mostly scrambled (or omelet) and hard-boiled.
About the same time I startd eating eggs, a rugby club from Toronto that was touring in Montreal, introduced me to pickled eggs in beets vinegar. I really liked it and quickly shared the recipe with my family. Over time, this came to pass. For some reason, for the last year I've been collecting the leftover marinades and simply dunked in some eggs. It's a fun way to recycle....

A few pics



How do you like your pickled eggs?

[sydnie7]

Same thing -- just keep a big jar in the fridge and add leftover juices from any pickles/beets. Top up with hard-boiled eggs as they get used. I do put a date on the top so I can occasionally refresh the entire jar, not sure if that's necessary but I don't like the looks of sludge that eventually builds up on the bottom. . .

[LitTrog]

I'm excited to try this! I chow my way through 25-30 eggs in a typical week, but I can't say I've ever had a pickled egg. When I do it, I'm leaving the sludge. Everything tastes better with a little bit o' sludge. And it's a fun word to say:

"What is this slimy, snotty, briny bit of awesomeness?!"

"Sludge."

See?

[Cygnus]

Yes, but there's a very fine line between sludge and slurry.

[be da veva]

Never thought of mixing the different juices..... will try that, thanks.

But I do change it often as I find that the taste simply vanishes with time. My big fun is also to see what color I can get.
With the pickled onion juice,the eggs came out looking cappuchino.... My girls have great time eating different colored and flavored eggs.

[McClef]

I like my eggs in their original condition.

[Pleater]

You don't need to take the shells off - though you do need to use fresh vinegar - the acid removed the shell, calcium acetate is soluble.

If you want to use the coloured and flavoured pickling mixes then just put the eggs into vinegar until they have lost their shells then transfer to the jars to steep for a while.

I used to keep quail and put the boiled eggs into vinegar just to get the shells off, then soak in fresh water for a few hours. The eggs are so small that shelling them was quite a chore.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[AFS1970]

I am thinking of trying this, although I don't ever remember eating a pickled egg. For those that use leftover pickle juice, do you mix different types or stick to one? I usually have a few types of pickles and olives on hand so have quite a bit of leftovers in this area, but rarely enough to pickle more than an egg or two in a jar from the looks of it.