How to Make Pickled Eggs

Trust me, pickled eggs are delicious, no really they are. I think this is mainly an English tradition as I've never experienced them in Ireland. My first rendezvous with a pickled egg was after a long hike in the English countryside which ended at a rural pub, where my companion ordered me a pint of scrumpy cider and a packet of salt and vinegar crisps with a pickled egg thrown into it. I'll never forget that wonderful culinary discovery!

As the days begin to shorten and the weather cools chicken will slow down their laying and some will stop completely until spring. So while there is still a good stock of eggs in the fridge perhaps now is a good time to experiment with pickling.

Buy a good quality pale vinegar from your health shop, organic apple cider vinegar is great stuff and you can use up any remainder for your vegetable pickles and chutneys. As always, sterilise all equipment and utensils to be used and wash hands and surfaces in advance. Bring a pot of vinegar to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes to pasteurise it. Keep covered and allow to cool.  Hard boil some clean undamaged chicken eggs and allow to cool completely. Remove the shells with clean hands and place the eggs into a sterilised storage jar. Pour in enough vinegar to cover all the eggs completely and keep refrigerated. Leave the eggs to pickle for two weeks before eating.

Cleaning and sterisiling is very important to avoid botulism.

Comments

[singing lessons]

Pickled eggs? hmmm, this is new for me. But since its not that expensive to make some, I'm gonna try it. I'm sure this is good for salads? Thanks for the recipe. I love to try new things especially with food, becoz I'm a food lover.

[Phillip C.]

I grew up eating these. I'm originally from Northern Wisconsin, USA and Pickled Eggs and Pickled Herring seems to be a staple food for many Norwegians and Scandinavians. I'm excited to try the recipe since our girls are only laying about 4 eggs a day. (Sad since we have 40 hens!!)

[Coleen Dorn]

we use to use the juice left over from our pickles. Hard boil your eggs let cool and then put them in your leftover pickle juice and leave for 2-3 days and then munch. They are so good and it helps to cut down on the waste of throwing away the remaining juice from your pickles.