Deviled Egg Boats
Stuffed hard cooked eggs are
garnished with red, yellow, orange and/or green bell pepper sails. For perfect hard cooked eggs, place
them in a single layer in a pan with enough cold water to cover completely. Bring the water to a boil, remove from heat,
cover tightly with a lid, and allow to remain in the
water 20 minutes. Place
eggs under running cold water to cool quickly.
The cold water creates steam between the egg white and the shell making
the eggs easier to peel. Always clean up
as you cook.
Recipe:
6 large hard cooked
eggs
1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon white
vinegar
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
or more
2 bell peppers
Salt and fresh
ground pepper
Paprika
Peel the eggs and then slice each one in half to make boats. In a mixing
bowl, whisk together the mustard, vinegar, and mayonnaise. Stir in the egg yolks with a fork until the
consistency is smooth. Season to taste. Fill
the egg-white halves with the yolk mixture. Next make the sails. Using scissors, cut peppers into twelve 1 -inch
wide strips. Cut the strips into 1-inch
squares and then cut each square in half diagonally. Stick the sail upright into the filling and
sprinkle with paprika.
Yield: 1 dozen
Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.
Family and Consumer Science
Home Economist