Classic Deviled Eggs
There are many ways to make a delicious deviled egg. This very basic recipe is a good starting point- feel free to jazz it up by adding your favorite embellishments.
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP baking soda
- 6 large eggs
- 2 TBSP mayonnaise
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp of your favorite hot sauce (or to taste)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- KitchenAble seasoning to taste
- Microgreens, pepper jelly, and fresh herbs to garnish
Instructions
Cook eggs, place in a large pot, add bakign soda and cover eggs with cool water. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 2 minutes. Put lid on pot, turn off heat and set timer for 15 minutes. Remove eggs from water, crack shells and place in a large bowl with ice water. Allow eggs to cool then peel.
Cut eggs in half and place yolks in a gallon freezer bag. Roll with a rolling pin to mash and remove any lumps.
Add mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, paprika, and seasoning to bag with yolks. Cut corner from bag or add pastry tip to pipe yolk mixture into prepared egg whites. Garnish as desired with fresh herbs, pepper jelly, smoked paprika, or micro greens.
To serve line a plate with a layer of lettuce leaves or micro greens to create a "nest".
Notes
If using a pressure cooker (like the Instapot) to cook eggs: place eggs on rack in pressure cooker with 1 cup of water and cook on manual, high for 5 minutes, turn off and let sit for 5 mins. Release pressure, place in ice bath and crack and peel the eggs.
