Saturday, October 4, 2008

Pickled Dragon Eggs

12 dragon eggs -- (if you can't find fresh dragon eggs, use chicken eggs)
4 cups tap water
1 cup beet juice
1 small onion cut into rings
1 cup vinegar
1 clove garlic
1 Watkins bay leaf
2 teaspoons Watkins pickling spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
Watkins food coloring - colors of your choice

Place eggs in sauce pan and cover with with water.

Cook the eggs until they are hard boiled (about 8 to 10 minutes of boiling).

Slowly add lukewarm water to the eggs to help them cool.

Mix the water, beet juice, vinegar, garlic, food coloring and spice in the cauldron. Mix well. (Chant: Mix and Stir, Mix and Stir . . .)

Use tongs to gently remove eggs from sauce pan. Gently crack the shells all the way around the egg. Place the cracked eggs into the cauldron.

Cover the eggs with the onion rings.

Cover the cauldron with plastic wrap and let brew in the refrigerator for 2 days (be sure to turn the eggs in the morning and at night).

After brewing for 2 days the pickled dragon eggs are ready for eating. Peel the shells and amaze your friends.



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