I just put up two quarts of beet eggs. I'll take one with us on vacation (pseudo-camping, we rent a cabin at the lake), and leave the other for when we arrive back to the hacienda. Tomorrow I am going to put up 2 quarts of jalapeno eggs, same plan
I'll let you all know how they turn out.
Beet eggs:
10 eggs
2 (15 ounce) cans whole pickled beets, juice reserved
1 onion, chopped
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper
2 bay leaves
10 whole cloves
Directions
Place eggs in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs sit in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, and peel.
Place beets, onion, and peeled eggs in a non-reactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.
In a medium-size, non-reactive saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup reserved beet juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and cloves. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
Pour hot liquid over beets and eggs. Cover, and refrigerate 48 hours before using.
Jalapeno eggs: (I'm going to double this)
3/4 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp white granulated sugar
6 cloves
2 jalapeno peppers, sliced in half lengthwise, seeds removed and discarded
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
1/4 onion, sliced
1 garlic clove, peeled
6 hard cooked eggs**, peeled
Method
1 Peel the eggs and place in the bottom of a clean glass jar, quart sized.
2 In a medium saucepan, add the vinegar, water, the onion, and jalapeno, sugar, and spices. Bring to a boil and cook, uncovered, until the sugar has dissolved and the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool a few minutes.
3 Pour the vinegar onion mixture over the eggs in the jar, covering the eggs completely. Secure close the jar's cover. Refrigerate up to a month.