Red eggs

Recipes / Eggs

Detailed step-by-step description of how to cook the dish "Red eggs". Try it by all means

Recipe «Red eggs» presented in category Recipes / Eggs, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 1 sachet powdered red dye for eggs, 250ml boiling water, 1.5L cold water, approximately, 15 55g eggs, at room temperature, 250ml white vinegar , Vegetable oil, to polish .

Ingredients:

  • 1 sachet powdered red dye for eggs 
  • 250ml boiling water 
  • 1.5L cold water, approximately 
  • 15 55g eggs, at room temperature 
  • 250ml white vinegar 
  • Vegetable oil, to polish 

Instructions

  1. Place the dye in a large wide-based saucepan, large enough to hold the eggs in a single layer (see note below). Add the boiling water and stir with a large metal spoon until the dye dissolves. Stir in the cold water.
  2. Carefully scrub each egg under cold running water to remove any dirt. Place the eggs, in a single layer, in the dye. Add more cold water if necessary to cover the eggs.
  3. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, stirring 2-3 times with a large metal spoon, for 15 minutes or until eggs are coloured. Add the vinegar and simmer, uncovered, for a further 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
  4. Use a slotted spoon to lift each egg out of the dye and place in egg cartons to cool and dry. Once cooled completely, use a clean cloth with vegetable oil to lightly oil and polish the eggs. Return to egg carton and set aside to dry before handling.