Balsamic Pickled Eggs Recipe

This is my usual pickled egg recipe, which still feels weird to say since I'd never heard of balsamic pickled eggs for most of my life. My introduction to them was in a club sandwich from an Irish pub. The brown tinted egg was sliced and nestled within the bacon and turkey. It had a sweet, balsamic flavor and the texture was firmer than that of an ordinary pickled egg.

Balsamic Pickled Eggs Recipes

Naturally, I went home and started reading all about pickled eggs and testing recipes. I tried Garlic Pickled Eggs, Pink Paleo Pickled Eggs, and the Balsamic Pickled Eggs which are definitely my favorite. They have a pretty strong balsamic flavor, are sweet, and don't have any added salt, which is kind of nice.

So for all of you looking for ways to use hard boiled eggs, give this one a try and let me know what you think!

(Or you could always make Hard Boiled Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies 😉 )

Update:  Apparently pickled eggs are way more popular in North Carolina than in Texas.  I'm seeing them on the shelves of grocery stores everywhere in Raleigh.

How to Boil Eggs

I included this in the notes section, but if you missed it and are curious about methods for boiling eggs, here's how I do it.

• Lay eggs on the bottom of a saucepan. The size will vary based on how many eggs.
• Add water so that it comes an inch or slightly more above the eggs.
• Turn the heat to medium set the timer for 10 minutes and let the water come to a boil. If your range is very powerful, keep the heat steady so that it takes a full 10 minutes to come to the boil. You don't want to bring it to a boil too quickly.
• Once boiling, cover the pot and turn off the heat. Let sit in the pot of hot water for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes, plunge one of the eggs in a bowl of cold water.
• Crack the test egg to make sure it's fully cooked, then repeat with the rest of the eggs. If you're not happy with the test egg you can leave the eggs in the water for longer, but usually they're done after 12 minutes of sitting.

Steaming Eggs

Another method for cooking the eggs is steaming. To steam your eggs, set them in a steamer basket in a lidded saucepan, cover and steam for about 13 minutes.

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Recipe

Balsamic Pickled Eggs

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Balsamic Pickled Eggs are perfect for slicing on salads, serving on or alongside sandwiches or as part of a party tray.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine European

Servings 6

Ingredients

 

• ½ cup balsamic vinegar
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 to 6 hard boiled eggs

Instructions

 

• Combine the balsamic vinegar, water, onion, garlic and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and let cool completely. This step is very important, as you don't want the balsamic mixture to cook the eggs.
• Boil 6 eggs using your favorite method or just peel some already hard boiled eggs.
• Put eggs in a large jar and pour cooled balsamic mixture over the eggs. Cover rtghtly and refrigerate for 5 days before serving.
• After a day or two in the refrigerator, rotate the eggs a bit so that the sides touching the jar or other eggs will turn brown.

Keyword Pickled Eggs

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