Pickled Eggs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 dozen egg (hard boiled, peeled)
• 2 cups vinegar
• 4 -6 habanero peppers (sliced)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 2 tablespoons black pepper
• 2 tablespoons pickling spices
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 medium onion (minced)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)

Recipe

• 1 eggs: cover with water and heat to just boiling over medium-high heat. remove from heat, cover and let stand for 10 minute drain water from eggs. now take the hot eggs one by one (wear a kitchen mitten, the darned things are hot!), crack them with a spoon or just whack them on the counter and drop them into a pot of cold water. this makes them much easier to peel whole after they cool.
• 2 place eggs in refrigerator overnight to chill.
• 3 pickling mixture: this is the basic mixture, as with bbq sauce, feel free to improvise: ground mustard, hot sauce, chipotle peppers, curry, red pepper flakes, pepper, whatever sounds good. bring the entire mixture to a boil for approximately 10 minute. you can add a couple drops of food coloring if you like--i used red.
• 4 pour over peeled, chilled eggs, in a large mason jar (big enough to hold the eggs).
• 5 seal lid and place in fridge. they're good the next day but, even better the next week and anytime there after.