Classic Deviled Egg Recipe - Real Life Dinner (2024)
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There are basically a million different ways you can make a deviled egg. I love seeing all the different recipes for deviled eggs floating around Pinterest. And as good as they all look, with their bacon and avocado, capers, and all sorts of other goodies, I still find myself going back to my good old, tried and true, Classic Deviled Egg Recipe. If you’re looking for another appetizer, try Pretzel Wrapped Lit’l Smokies.
Don’t get me wrong. I love me some bacon, avocado anything. But sometimes I just want things to taste the way my mom made them.
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I learned to make basically everything from my mom, and deviled eggs are no exception. This is the recipe we always made when I was growing up. Deviled eggs were something she usually only made around Easter or occasionally for family pot lucks.
HOW TO MAKE CLASSIC DEVILED EGGS
Put the eggs in a medium-sized pot, cover them with water, and add baking soda to the water.
Bring to a boil and boil eggs for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, drain hot water from the pot, and then fill with cold water. Add ice cubes to speed up the process.
Let eggs cool completely before cutting in half and making the filling.
When eggs are completely cooled, remove shells, rinse any residual shell residue off the eggs. Pat dry.
Using a sharp knife, carefully cut eggs in half and softly remove the yolks. Place the yolks in a small mixing bowl.
Repeat until all eggs are halved and all yolks are in the mixing bowl.
Add the mayonnaise, parsley, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and onion powder to the egg yolks. (See photo below.) Mix with a fork until everything is well combined.
Using a small spoon or piping bag, fill the egg whites with the yolk mixture. (See photo below.)
Sprinkle with paprika and additional parsley flakes, if desired. (See photo below.)
Place deviled eggs on your handy-dandy homemade deviled egg carrier, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Enjoy!
I recently saw a GENIUS idea for carrying deviled eggs to a potluck. Let’s face it. Without one of those fancy trays, it is dang near impossible to transport those slippery little suckers.
This genius carrier is made from things I am sure you already have in your house. It takes less than 5 minutes to put together. Life-Changing!!! I wrote a whole separate post with step-by-step instructions on how to make one. Check it out!
How to Make Your Own Deviled Egg Carrier in Five Minutes
Tips for making Classic Deviled Egg Recipe
Mix in the mayonnaise and taste the filling before adding the salt. Some mayos are saltier than others.
Add ice cubes to the cold water to speed up the process of cooling the eggs down.
Use a piping bag or small cookie scoop to fill the egg whites with the filling.
You can make the deviled eggs a day in advance of serving. Just wait until serving to add the paprika and parsley on top of the eggs.
Make a homemade deviled egg carrier to transport this appetizer.
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Classic Deviled Egg Recipe
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This recipe also works great for making Egg Salad Sandwich filling. Perfect way to use up all those dyed Easter eggs.
Author: Maria's Mom or who knows......
Recipe type: Deviled Egg
Cuisine: Pot Luck
Serves: 24
Ingredients
12 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
FILLING
½ cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp parsley flakes
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp yellow mustard
⅛-1/4 tsp salt, scant
⅛ tsp pepper, scant
⅛ tsp onion powder
Paprika for garnish
Instructions
Put the eggs in a medium-sized pot, cover them with water, and add baking soda to the water.
Bring to a boil and boil eggs for 10 minutes.
Remove from heat, drain hot water from the pot, and then fill with cold water.
Let eggs cool completely before cutting in half and making the filling.
When eggs are completely cooled, remove shells, rinse any residual shell residue off the eggs. Pat dry.
Using a sharp knife, carefully cut eggs in half and softly remove the yolks. Place the yolks in a small mixing bowl. Repeat until all eggs are halved and all yolks are in the mixing bowl.
Add the mayonnaise, parsley, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and onion powder to the egg yolks. Mix with a fork until everything is well combined.
Using a small spoon or piping bag, fill the egg whites with the yolk mixture.
Sprinkle with paprika and additional parsley flakes, if desired.
Place deviled eggs on your handy-dandy homemade deviled egg carrier, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Enjoy!
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Deviled eggs, also known as stuffed eggs, curried eggs or dressed eggs, are hard-boiled eggs that have been peeled, cut in half, and filled with the yolk, mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise and mustard. They are generally served cold as a side dish, appetizer or a main course during gatherings or parties.
In some regions of the South and the Midwest, deviled eggs are also called salad or dressed eggs when they are served at a church function, to avoid the term "deviled." Deviled eggs have been a popular picnic offering as well as being a standard item in what has become known, especially in the South, as "funeral food."
I've used mine for stuffed dates, stuffed mushrooms, and meatballs. You can also use these practical platters for serving gougères, profiteroles or cream puffs, tartlets, escargots, and even mini cheese balls.
Meat – This yummy finger food tastes so good when eaten with ham, pork chops or steak! Salad – Serve deviled eggs alongside any variety of salad. A leafy green salad with dressing pairs well, as do pasta salads and potato salad.
A light-colored vinegar, like the white-wine vinegar we use in these creamy deviled eggs, brings a touch of acidity to the filling and balances the richness of the yolks and the mayonnaise.
One person explained that alternate names for deviled eggs are used in other parts of the U.S., including “stuffed eggs,” “salad eggs,” “dressed eggs,” and “angel eggs” for eggs with less fat and cholesterol.
Deviled Eggs, also known as stuffed eggs, Russian eggs, or dressed eggs, are simply hard-boiled eggs that have been peeled, cut in half, and stuffed with a filling made from the egg yolks mixed with other ingredients such as mayonnaise and mustard.
A simple and delicious appetizer, this angel eggs recipe is everything you love from the classic with a nicer name. The only difference between angel eggs and deviled eggs is the name! The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled, making it the perfect finger food option for parties, potlucks, and BBQs.
Prep deviled eggs too far in advance, and you'll have dried out filling and stinky boiled egg whites. For the best results, prep your deviled eggs up to two days in advance and keep the egg whites and filling separate until you're ready to serve. This prepping method also applies if you're not even leaving the house.
If we rewind time, we find deviled eggs in ancient Rome, where boiled eggs flavored with spicy sauces were so commonly served as an appetizer that a Roman saying, “ab ovo usque ad mala,” meaning “from egg to apples,” referred to the expected bookends of a meal.
According to The History Channel, deviled eggs go all the way back to ancient Rome, where eggs were boiled, seasoned with spicy sauces, and then served at the beginning of meals. In the 13th century, stuffed eggs began to appear in the southern, Andalusian regions of Spain.
The deviled egg we know today can be traced back to ancient Rome, where boiled eggs were seasoned with spicy sauces and served as the starter of a fancy meal usually made for guests.
What goes well with deviled eggs? Deviled eggs are picnic food, so they pair well with other picnic food. Coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad or a nice herb salad would all be excellent partners for deviled eggs.
Peppers – Green, orange, yellow they are all great with eggs. Tomatoes – roasted roma is my favorite but any will do. Avocados – This is a fruit yes but it's one of my top ten! Plantains – Another fruit but another great side with eggs.
Lovely toasted bread with lots of butter and cut into thin slices. Num num. Side dishes that go with hard boiled eggs can include a variety of salads, such as potato salad, egg salad, or pasta salad. You can also serve roasted vegetables such as asparagus, Brussels sprouts, or sweet potatoes.
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