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Pickled Eggs

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Pickling the eggs in their cracked but intact shells creates a unique tie-dye effect on each one.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    6 servings

Ingredients

1 cup distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
One of the following depending on desired color: 2 small red beets, shredded on a box grater, 2 tablespoons ground turmeric, or 1 cup blackberries
6 unpeeled Hard-Boiled Eggs

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat vinegar, salt, brown sugar, and 1 cup water with desired coloring ingredient in a small saucepan over medium until hot. Remove brine from heat.

    Step 2

    Gently tap eggs to crack shell all over but keep intact. Carefully add eggs to brine and chill at least 8 hours and up to 3 days.

    Step 3

    Remove eggs from brine and peel.

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