Pickled Eggs

[Wombat]

A few years a go I tried preserving eggs by pickling them and was not particularly impressed with the results. Does any one have any proven, ripper recipes for pickling eggs?

[Andy Hamilton]

Heres a recipe for spiced eggs from the complete book of preserving by narye Cameron-Smith

Ingredients

2 tsp crushed pepper corns.
2 tsp roughly crushed allspice berries
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp salt
1 litre (1 and three quater pints) wine or herb vinegar
16 small fresh eggs.

Put the seasoning in a bit of muslin and tie into a little bag with string.
pour the vinegar into a saucepan and add the spice bag. Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins in a covered pan Allow the liquid to cool in the pan and stand for 2 hours before removeing the spice bag.

Meanwhile boil the eggs for at least 10 mins. Place the cooked eggs in cold water to cool, then carefully remove the shells.
divide the eggs between sterilized jars, pour on the could spiced liquid, making sure the eggs are completely immersed in the liquid, and seal with airtight lids.
Leave for a month before opening.

Have not tried it myself yet but I have a big jar of pickled eggs that my mate gave me and wil try after I have finsihed them.
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[Wombat]

Thanks Andy, I'll give it a go!

[Emma]

ergh pickled eggs I ate one on a nite out once and it came straight back up again

[Wombat]

Yuuuuuuuk! Thanks for sharing that!

[Wombat]

Once you've pickled your eggs, do you store them in the fridge or the cupboard?

[Andy Hamilton]

Always been fine in the cupboard in fact I was wondering this yesterday, I think you are suposed to put them in the frigde but the tub I have at the moment is so big it wont fit in the fridge. I ate one yestaerday and I am still here.

[rhyddid]

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[Wombat]

Fair enough, thanks guys, and also thanks for the heads up about open flames

I also make my own Indian food and and now looking of a way to exploit the "natural gas" produced as a power source.

Nev

[jema]

Gave up on making these, I find them quite fun to make, having made them I eat one or two and enjoy them, but the next time i fancy one is months on, and they have deteriated.

jema

[Andy Hamilton]

Gave up on making these, I find them quite fun to make, having made them I eat one or two and enjoy them, but the next time i fancy one is months on, and they have deteriated.

jema

have you tried the spiced ones? I supose there is nothing to stop you pickling just three in a smaller jar to stop them going to waste.

[jema]

Gave up on making these, I find them quite fun to make, having made them I eat one or two and enjoy them, but the next time i fancy one is months on, and they have deteriated.

jema

have you tried the spiced ones? I supose there is nothing to stop you pickling just three in a smaller jar to stop them going to waste.

Was spicy ones I did, I suppose I could do very small quantities but small quantities and me don;t seem to mix :D

jema