Pickled Eggs

[HoppyDaze]

Picked Eggs are chick magnets!

 

[Oldskewl]

Might be a stupid question but do you drain the peppers? Sorry if i missed it in the thread.

No. You want the brine from the peppers. I tend to only use about half the peppers though as they don’t all fit into the jar. I put them in another jar with some vinegar to use later.

 

[ApolloSimcoe]

So i just made these and looking back through the thread I see that the ingredients state "White Wine Vinegar" but some people used White Distilled Vinegar. They aren't the same thing so i was wondering if anyone did it both ways and prefers one over the other? I used the distilled vinegar myself.

 

[Vanniek71]

So i just made these and looking back through the thread I see that the ingredients state "White Wine Vinegar" but some people used White Distilled Vinegar. They aren't the same thing so i was wondering if anyone did it both ways and prefers one over the other? I used the distilled vinegar myself.

I use just straight white vinegar now, and they are still good.

 

[ApolloSimcoe]

Thanks for the responses. I seemed to have to keep degassing mine. The lid of my Ball jar kept bulging out and building pressure. Anyone else experience this?

 

[Vanniek71]

Welp, the giant batch I made is all gone, firing up another one tonight!

 

[Vanniek71]

Since thread creation, I have made 2 large batches of eggs, moved 1,700 miles from CO to WI and finally got around to firing up another batch! This one is 144 eggs.

I think I am going to look in to some food grade 5 gallon buckets and just pickle them 5 gallons at a time!

 

[Vanniek71]

So my 5 gallon bucket of eggs idea is on hold, but I did standardize everything so I’m not guessing on what to buy when I run to the bulk food store.

I got 4 gallon jars from Amazon that have multi use lids for the containers. No more multiple random sized pickle jars.

We like the eggs spicy so per gallon jar:

2 jars of the Mezzetta Hot peppers (and juice)
48 eggs
Rest of spices

This method takes just under a gallon of Vinegar too and there is no more guessing on how many eggs to buy. I live closest to a Sams club now and their pre peeled hard boiled eggs are 24 packs.

8 packs (of 24) eggs
8 jars of hot peppers
1 gal vinegar
1 3.25 oz of pickling spice*
Pepper corns*
Salt*
Turmeric*

*This is generally stuff I keep on hand anyways so I only restock if I know I am getting low.

This makes 192 eggs in a manageable container size.

 

[Redogus]

Been a fan of this site for years going back to my making hard cider and kombucha . I've graduated to pickling and sausage making since then and love making pickled vegetables and pickled eggs. Just thought I'd share a few of my doings. Pickled eggs two ways.