Today I decided to hard boil two dozen eggs. I have been trying to use the InstantPot for this, but there were some difficulties. I have a wire basket for the InstantPot, and put a cup on water in the pot. Then I thought I set the timer to four minutes. I thought I would leave the eggs in another four minutes after they finished the pressure cycle. It's a good thing I came back in eight minutes, because I had set the timer for four hours. So those eggs were done. Then I started a second dozen.
One of the eggs was cracked, and I peeled it. It didn't look right, so I tossed it out. I peeled a second one. Perfect. And the timer was correctly set now.
So that great adventure went OK. Now I guess I'll make pickled eggs, which I've never done before. So, we'll see.
I used a half gallon Mason jar, and filled it halfway with vinegar, then put in the spices that I had mixed up in a bowl a few days ago. What spices? That's what I'm wondering. I thought at first it was 4 tablespoons salt, two tablespoons allspice, and two tablespoons garlic. But wait. That was the amount for a full gallon. This brine looked weird. No no no. I never saw pickled egg brine like that before. So I poured half of it out, and then refilled the jar halfway with vinegar. I put in ten shelled hard boiled eggs. This can't be right. Then I double checked my recipe. Oh, one half quart of vinegar, not a full quart. Cheesh. I thought I might pour it all out and start over. Well, maybe tomorrow. I don't know what I did, and I'm afraid I'll have a second fiasco if I keep going. So ten pathetic pickled eggs. If they turn out OK, I won't even know how I did it.
Have you made pickled eggs before?
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