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Making deviled eggs gives you a chance to experiment with
cooking methods and seasonings. Experiment with methods for
hard cooking an egg in your own kitchen. And rely on your
own good taste to get the seasoning just the way you like
it. This recipe offers suggestions, but the choice is up to
you.
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| What
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 Did
You Know?
In a biography published in 1791, James Boswell referred to
partaking of a dish of “devilled bones” for supper.
This may be the earliest published use of the word “devil”
as a cooking term meaning “to cook something with hot spices
or condiments.” Food historians guess that the term was
adopted because of the connection between the devil and the
excessive heat in Hell. |
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tablespoon of mayonnaise, or sour cream, or salad dressing,
or milk, or cream |
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or more of the following: mustard (prepared or dry), catsup,
cayenne, curry, hot pepper sauce, or Worcestershire sauce |
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| • a
saucepan big enough to fit all your eggs in a single layer |
| • a
cover that fits the saucepan |
| • a
stove or hotplate |
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fork |
• a
bowl big enough to hold the egg yolks
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| What
Do I Do? |
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1.
Hard
cook your eggs using the following method. First, place the
eggs in a saucepan. Add enough water so that there is an inch
of water covering the eggs. Heat the water until it's just
about to boil, then take the pot off the heat and cover it.
Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 25 minutes, then plunge
them in ice water.
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Why
don’t I just let the eggs boil?
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What
happens when egg white cooks?
• How
can I stop the yolk from turning green?
• Some
people make a pinhole in an egg before they cook it. Why?
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 Explore
Even a task as simple as hard
cooking an egg involves making many choices.
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2.
Peel
the shells off the eggs, then cut each egg in half lengthwise.
•
Why
are eggs sometimes hard to peel?
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3.
Pop
the yolks out of the halves and put the yolks in the bowl.
Smash them with a fork and moisten them with about a tablespoon
of ONE of the following:
mayonnaise
sour cream
salad dressing
milk
cream
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4.
To
make them spicy and devilish, mix in one or more of the following:
mustard
(prepared or dry)
catsup
cayenne, curry, or hot pepper sauce
Worcestershire sauce
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5.
Taste
the yolks and see if you like them. You may want to add:
salt
a touch of something sour, such as lemon juice or vinegar
or pickle juice
chopped parsley
chopped chives
chutney
grated cheese
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6.
Experiment
to find a combination of seasonings that you like. Then heap
the seasoned yolks into the white halves. Sprinkle the yolks
with a dash of paprika. Garnish the eggs with a sprig of parsley,
and serve them very cold.
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| What
Else Can I Try? |
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- We
asked Exploratorium staff members how to boil an egg—and
received as many different answers as there were people
answering.
 Share
& Discuss: What
is your method?
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