Recipe Thursday 04/03/2025 Deviled Eggs

Ingredients

How do you boil eggs?

Boiling eggs is easy! Just follow these steps:

Fill a large pot with enough water to fully cover the eggs and bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat.
Using a slotted spoon or skimmer, lower the eggs into the boiling water. Cover, reduce the heat to a simmer, and boil for the eggs for 12 minutes.
Drain the eggs and immediately plunge into a bowl of ice water or run under cold water to stop the cooking process and cool.

Directions

Peel the eggs and cut them in half, lengthwise. Remove the yolks from the egg halves and place them into a bowl. Mash the yolks with a fork until they’re broken up. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, salt, pepper, and a few drops of hot sauce, if using. Stir to combine; the mixture should be mostly smooth.

How do you get boiled eggs to peel easily?
Tip: Peeling hard-boiled eggs can be... frustrating. There's nothing worse than watching a beautiful boiled egg transform into a mangled mess of egg whites and broken shells. While everyone seems to have a secret trick, from adding baking soda to the water to using old eggs, there's no tip that guarantees flawless eggs every time. However, the easy process of lowering eggs into gently boiling water to cook for 12 minutes, and then dunking them in ice water works wonderfully for easy-peel eggs.
Spoon the mixture into a zip-top plastic bag and snip ¼ inch off of one of the bottom corners. Pipe the mixture into the egg white halves. Sprinkle the eggs with paprika and chill in an airtight container until ready to eat. Serve with chives and hot sauce, if you like.

Tip: Use sweet pickle juice or pickled jalapeño juice for a sweet or spicy filling.

Deviled eggs can be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.