A big jar of beet-pickled hard-boiled eggs anchors many a neighborhood bar in Pennsylvania, but you can take the idea a step further, melding a colorful finger food with another classic snack. Caraway seeds add an aromatic note to the eggs deviled filling.
•Eggs can be marinated, chilled, in an airtight container up to 3 days.
•Eggs can be filled 2 hours ahead and chilled, loosely covered.
Recipe information
Total Time
3 hr
Yield
Makes 8 (hors d'oeuvre) servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Bring water, vinegar, beet, shallot, sugar, bay leaf, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, then simmer, covered, until beet is tender, about 20 minutes. Cool completely, uncovered. Put beet mixture in a container with eggs and marinate, chilled, gently stirring once or twice, at least 2 hours.
Step 2
Finely grind caraway seeds in grinder.
Step 3
Remove eggs from beet mixture and pat dry (discard beet mixture). Cut in half lengthwise and remove yolks. Mash yolks with mayonnaise, mustard, parsley, and half of caraway. Season with salt and pepper, then divide among egg whites. Sprinkle with remaining caraway.
What to drink:
Step 4
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Gewürztraminer '05
