English Pub Style Pickled Eggs Recipes

Steps:

• Put the vinegar, sugar, bay, spices, ½ tbsp salt and 150ml water in a small pan and heat for a few mins until the sugar dissolves. See tip below about adding other flavours and spices. Leave to cool completely while you boil the eggs.
• Bring a large pan of water to the boil, lower in the eggs with a slotted spoon and set a timer for 10 mins. Once the timer goes off, immediately plunge the eggs into ice cold water and leave to cool. Gently tap the eggs on the work surface and peel off the shells.
• Put the boiled eggs in a sterilised jar where they all fit, about 1 litre, and pour over the cooled pickling liquid to cover. Seal and leave in a cool, dark place for at least two weeks, or up to three months. Once opened, keep in the fridge and eat within two weeks.

Steps:

• Pack eggs into 1 quart widemouthed jar.
• Bring vinegar to boil in non aluminum saucepan and let boil about 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients to jar and ladle hot vinegar over eggs.
• Cap tightly.
• Let cool, then refrigerate at least 3 days before serving.
• Can be refrigerated up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• Peel the hard-boiled eggs, allow to cool and place them in a large clean jar.
• Heat remaining ingredients in a saucepan until the liquid begins to boil (caution: it's a sinus-clearer).
• Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; allow to cool to about room temperature.
• Strain the liquid and pour over the eggs, covering them completely.
• Seal and store in refrigerator for about ten days prior to consuming.

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve ¼ cup salt in 1 quart water; add the onions and weight them gently with a plate that fits inside the bowl.
• Let them stand 8 to 12 hours.
• Drain the onions, and peel them; return them to the bowl.
• Make a brine with the remaining salt and water, pour it over the onions, and weight them gently again.
• Let them stand 2 days.
• In a nonreactive saucepan, bring the sugar and vinegar to a boil; let the liquid cool.
• Drain and rinse the onions, and drain them well again.
• In a 1-quart jar, layer the onions, peppercorns, allspice, pepper flakes, and bay leaf.
• Cover them with the cooled, sweetened vinegar.
• Cover the jar with a nonreactive cap, preferably all plastic.
• Refrigerate the jar for at least 1 month before eating the onions.
• They will keep for at least 6 months.