Pickled Eggs for LazyBkpr

[robo]

Ingredients
3 cups of beet kvass (see below)
6 hard boiled eggs (see below)
3 thin slices of raw onion
6 allspice berries (you can experiment with your favorite pickling spices as well)

Instructions
Place the onion and allspice berries in the bottom of a wide mouth one quart mason jar
Place the peeled eggs in the jar
Pour the beet kvass to cover the eggs and fill the jar leaving 1 inch from the top
Secure the jar with a lid
Place in the refrigerator for 3 – 4 days
Keep refrigerated and eat within a week

Beet Kvass
Ingredients
1 large or 2 small  beets
1 heaping teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup starter (I use Kombucha,  but you could use apple cider vinegar with mother,  but I would use less)
water

Instructions
Clean and peel the beets
Chop in small pieces, no smaller than 1/2 inch cubes
Fill the jar 1/3 full of beets
Measure the starter and add the salt to it and mix
Pour the mixture into a 1 quart mason jar
Fill the jar with water leaving a 1 inch space from the top of the water to the top of the jar because the beets and their liquid will expand slightly during fermentation.
Cover tightly, (lacto-fermentation is an anaerobic process) and keep on the counter covered with a dishcloth for approximately 2 to 4 days
Taste after 2 days. It should be tart and somewhat salty.

You can use the Kvass for more than one batch of eggs.

Hard Boiled Eggs
If your using fresh eggs (your own chickens vs store bought eggs) getting them to peel after cooking can be a real challenge.  Here is a method that gives me easy to peel eggs every time.

Put a pot of water on to boil
Take a thumbtack and carefully poke a hole in the big end of the shell.  Just poke it far enough to go through the shell,  not all the way in.
Once the water comes to a boil place the eggs into the pot.
Set your timer for 15 minutes and prepare an ice bath.
After 15 minutes remove eggs from the boiling water and place them into the ice bath until cool.
Crack eggs on the counter and roll them to break the shell all the way around
Eggs will slide right out

[Perry]

Looks too good to eat! 

[LazyBkpr]

ooooh!!!   Copied!  I'll try this one for sure!  Thanks for posting it!!!



   Once the water comes to a boil place the eggs into the pot.
Set your timer for 15 minutes and prepare an ice bath.
After 15 minutes remove eggs from the boiling water and place them into the ice bath until cool.
Crack eggs on the counter and roll them to break the shell all the way around
Eggs will slide right out

   I have difficulty with eggs fresh from the chicken fort. They dont peel worth a darn. I have tried Vinegar, poking holes in the tip etc etc.. My best luck is letting them age for a couple weeks in the fridge.
   I also usually put the eggs and water in the pan, bring it to a boil and shut off the heat. Come back when i can take the eggs out with my fingers and they are perfectly cooked.   I  have not tried the ice bath, will give that a go!