A great use for silkie eggs ("Pink Pickled Eggs with Beets")

[joebryant]

Anyone with silkies probably already has a pickled beets/eggs recipe, but here's Anne's mother's that I've been eating/loving for 44 years.

Marjorie Norcross's "Pink Pickled Eggs with Beets"

6 eggs (Anne eplaces the "6 eggs" with a dozen silkie eggs)
1 large can of sliced beets with juice
1 cup cider vinegar
4 garlic clove, crushed
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. salt
1/4 +/- tsp. of black pepper

Hard cook the eggs, plunge into cold water, and shell immediately.
Put the eggs into a large glass jar. Combine the rest of the ingredients and pour over the eggs.
Cover and refrigerate for at least eight hours.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

what does a pickled egg taste like? I've NEVER had one...

 

[joebryant]

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I think they're great and will go with so many other meals. There's one way to find out for sure though...

 

[Kim_NC]

I second. They're great! So are the beets in the pickle juice.

I like pickled eggs and beets as a side dish to sandwiches, added to a salad. They're a standard item for us at family picnics.

Our family recipe is posted here:

http://www.millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=427&catname=Appetizers

 

[TerriLaChicks]

Sounds delicious! thanks for the post; I've never tried pickled eggs but think I might work up the courage to do so...

 

[wishin4chicken]

These sound so very good that I'm picking up extra eggs and beets at the grocery tomorrow.

Please make sure you post your recipe links in MissPrissy's thread at the top of the forum.

I want to be able to find your recipes downstream!!

Michele.

 

[MissPrissy]

I have fresh beets for sunday supper. I think I am going to try the eggs pickled too.

 

[ranchhand]

DH and FIL love pickled eggs- and they also love hot peppers and onions.
That's very similar to my basic recipe, I add onions, sliced into thick rings, and a jalapeno pepper slit partially lengthwise. It certainly adds a whoopie factor to them!

Thanks, Joe, Anne and Mrs. Norcross!

 

[Scoop]

Has anyone ever poked holes in the eggs to get more flavor into it istead of just on it?

 

[MissPrissy]

The pickle brine will infilitrate the eggs. Let them sit for several days in the fridge. When you slice them you will see pink all the way through.