How to Make Pennsylvania Dutch Red Beet Eggs
These hard-boiled eggs have been immersed in ruby red beet juice and vinegar long enough to take on a rosy hue. When you quarter them and set them out to serve, you'll love the yellow surrounded by white that fades to pink and red. Make this easy egg recipe for a party and they'll get noticed. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is the only place you'll see these in the grocery store as a staple! Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 2 (15 ounce) cans sliced beets
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 dozen hard boiled eggs, peeled
Instructions
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Gently heat and stir the vinegar, salt, and sugar in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Turn off heat.
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Open the two cans of sliced beets, and add to the vinegar solution, juice and all. Stir.
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Peel the hardboiled eggs. Put them in a bowl. Pour the red beet mixture over the eggs, making sure the eggs are completely covered. Refrigerate for two days. (It takes that long for the flavor and color of the beets to soak in, giving the eggs the lovely PA Dutch color and flavor the recipe is famous for.)
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Cut eggs in halves, quarters or slices to serve. These truly are a taste of home for the Pennsylvania Dutch.
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Go down to the 'Resources' section of this page to find links to more of my PA Dutch recipes!
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Tips & Warnings
Refrigerate the eggs as they marinate for at least two days, and up to 4 or five days.
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- Photo Credit Photo by the author, Joan Haines Franze
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I just made these & they were delicious! We will definitely be making these again. They were simple, with just a few basic, inexpensive recipes. After just the 2dy min, mine came out much redder than the pic, & red to the yolk. They were really pretty.
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sunshine11219
Mar 27, 2009
on how interesting -
Gottaloveit
Feb 26, 2009
Mmmmm...this sounds so good. Will try! Thanks.
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hoolihan0519
Dec 27, 2008
Yes Very similar to mine. Possibly because I am also from Pennsylvania. I can also see the differences as well. Thanks for the deviation. RRCR.
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MotherDove
Dec 05, 2008
I've never tasted beets before - I'm closed minded about them. But Dutch red beet eggs are so cool, I might have to try them...or at least make my husband try them and wait for his reaction! lol Unique and interesting recipe. Thanks!
