Play with the Devil

February 21st, 2005

After spending the better part of this morning searching Amazon for that perfect new kitchen gadget, I was really in the mood to go in the kitchen and get creative. Since PeaPod also made a delivery this morning there was additional options to contemplate than on an average day.

First I thought I would run the bread machine. I haven't run that guy in years, but I ordered way too many eggs and was looking for a chance to use them up before they started going bad. I have the machine running in "dough mode" right now that will turn into garlic French baguette later on this evening.

Realizing that I was really only going to use two eggs in the bread endeavor, I decided some deviled eggs would be perfect. It's also been a while since I had to boil the things, so I thought it would be best to look up the proper timing for the eggs to cook. Naturally I reference my trusty Joy of Cooking where I saw ingredients that amazed and enticed at the same time.

The recipe had yolk moistening options like sour creme, french dressing or even butter with lemon juice and sugar. I opted for pickle juice, dijon mustard, kosher salt, and paprika. Next came the fun part, usually you see paprika sprinkled on top of the eggs, but "Joy" had some other more exotic ideas.

First I tried Worcestershire sauce. It was pretty good. Then I tried ketchup, not as good. As I looked through my pantry for some other ideas I saw a bottle of Tabasco. I thought "people like this stuff on eggs", so I tried it. That was too spicy for me, but I also had a bottle of Tabasco's evil twin - Tobasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce. That was it, perfect. It has a hint of spicy along with a rich smoky flavor. I can't believe I haven't heard of this before.

Moral of the story, experiment with your devils, if you mess one up there's plenty more where that came from.

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1. mook

   March 1, 2005 08:14 AM

   i'm thoroughly impressed with your deviled egg presentation skills. however, the real issue is how many of them you can eat at a time. while i'm not a big deviled egg fan - since i'm not crazy about anything being done to the yolk - i am a huge fan of hard-boiled eggs. and while i've never actually tried to power eat them, i'd like to think that i could get thru a dozen without too much difficulty. any thoughts?

2. Bev

   March 4, 2005 08:48 AM

   Looks delicious. A little spicy, but I think that's what I need in the morning. If you ever give up your day job, I think you might consider being a food editor/photographer. You'd be fantastic!

3. mook

   March 6, 2005 07:53 PM

   here's a good preparation guide for hard boiled eggs. i know it's not difficult, generally, but this is a good way that my friend taught me how to do it: boil water in the pot until it bubbles strongly, then throw in a cup-ish of cold water, put the eggs in the water and keep them there for 10-13 minutes (depending on how firm you like the yolk). it works very well and ensures a nice, yellow yolk. give it a try.

4. Mom

   March 30, 2005 12:30 AM

   Eggs look a little rancid. Any other gourmet ideas?

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