Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison

Devil-May-Care Eggs

Preparation info
  • Makes

    24

    eggs
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Smoke & Spice: Cooking With Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue
Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

  • About

Despite their own heat, these little numbers will cool you down on a blistering summer day. If you can’t find spicy sweet pickles in your area, use regular sweet pickles and up the jalapeño ante.

Ingredients

  • 12 hard-boiled eggs
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons

Method

  1. Halve the eggs lengthwise. Remove the yolks and place them in a bowl. Reserve the egg whites. Using a fork, crumble the yolks. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Adjust the seasonings to taste.
  2. Spoon the yolk mixture into the egg whites or, for a more festive look, pipe the mixture with a pastry tube. Refrigerate the eggs, covered, until serving time. Arrange o