Thursday, May 3, 2012

Jen's Deviled Eggs

I was talking to a friend at work the other day about an easy recipe that men seem to love.  Do you happen to know what that is?  Yes, it's deviled eggs.  We were talking about how they really aren't hard to make at all, it's just annoying when you boil the eggs and find the shell is stuck and doesn't want to easily peel off, so then you have to forcefully remove it and then your egg white comes out looking mutilated.  If you just make these for your husband, they are fine to serve them........however, if you want to serve these to guests...........who wants to serve guests a mutilated looking egg?  I mean come on, let's be serious, you don't share those with your guests, you eat them in secret by yourself!  That's why every time you make deviled eggs, I bet you are just like me...........you boil an abundance of eggs, because you don't know which egg is going to turn out pretty enough to serve and you want to have enough to share.

Well, I've heard every solution to this problem.

Solution #1 - Only boil eggs that you've had for a while, so non-fresh eggs that you've had for over a week or two.
Solution #2 - Make sure you add salt to the water you are going to boil the eggs in.
Solution #3 - Once the eggs start a roiling boil, place the lid on them and remove them from the stove top and let them sit for 10 minutes.
Solution #4 - Let the eggs boil on the stove top for 7-10 minutes and the immediately drain and run ice cold water over them.
Solution #5 - Once the eggs start to boil, turn down the stove top temperature to simmer and let them cook for 10 minutes.
Solution #6 - After they have boiled and cooled off in cold water, gently peel them under cold running water.

I've tried all of those solutions at different times and found some eggs turn out beautiful and others don't.  I do NOT have the solution to this problem yet, but am still looking.  If you have the answer to my boiling eggs issue which is when you peel each and every egg, they all come out nice and pretty EVERY time, then please pass it along to me!!!!!  Other than not having a beautifully shaped perfect egg every time, they are still yummy.   Here is my recipe for them that I hope you enjoy.

Jen's Deviled Eggs

10 eggs, hard boiled
1/2 C to 2/3 C Kraft Miracle Whip or mayonnaise
4 tsp mustard
paprika, for garnish

Crack hard boiled egg shells and carefully peel under cool running water.  Gently dry with paper towels.  Slice the eggs in half, remove the yolks and place them in a bowl and place the whites on a serving platter.  Smash the yolks while using a fork.  Add miracle whip and mustard and mix until smooth and no lumps(that is hard too, not having any lumps).  Evenly place large teaspoons of the yolk mixture into the egg whites.  Sprinkle with paprika(if you like) and serve.

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