Spicy Cajun Pickled Egg Recipe
This spicy Cajun pickled egg recipe is so easy to make and results in a tasty, healthy protein-packed snack. It is also great because pickled eggs can be made plain or with different flavors.
This spicy Cajun pickled egg recipe results in a spicy and tangy delicious treat! Plus you can make it as spicy as you want and you can use a variety of hot peppers.
What are pickled eggs? Just what it sounds like – a peeled hard-boiled egg that is soaked in a pickling brine made from water and vinegar with some sugar and salt. The brine is just poured over the hard-boiled eggs and the eggs absorb the wonderful flavor.
Making pickled eggs is also a great way to preserve eggs from your hens if you have an abundance!
Pickling makes a somewhat bland hard-boiled egg burst with flavor! This method has been used to preserve eggs for many years. The pickled eggs should be stored in the refrigerator.
Today pickled eggs are commonly found at bars, convenience stores, and the grocery store, but they’re so easy to make yourself!
Pickled eggs can be eaten after a couple hours, but for best results let them pickle for 5-7 days to develop more flavor.
You can use different containers for the eggs. A quart jar holds about 7 to 10 eggs without squishing them. A quart requires about 2 cups of the brine.
Ingredients for Spicy Cajun Pickled Egg Recipe
- 7-10 hard-boiled eggs for 1-quart wide-mouth jar
- OR 8 hard-boiled eggs divided between 2 pint wide-mouth jars
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tbsp Cajun Spice
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1-2 cut up jalapenos per quart jar (1/2 -1 jalapeno per pint jar)
Detailed Steps for Spicy Cajun Pickled Egg Recipe
The first step is to hard-boil the eggs. A great way to hard-boil eggs is with this instant pot recipe. Peel the eggs.
Cut up the jalapenos. If you touch the inside of the hot peppers, wear gloves. This jalapeno corer works great!
Place the eggs and jalapenos in the jar. Layer the jalapenos with the eggs to distribute them throughout the jar.
Prepare the pickling brine by adding the vinegar, water, salt and spices to a large pot and heat until salt is dissolved and spices are mixed
Pour the brine over the eggs.
Fill up as much as possible, leaving about 1/4 inch headspace. Add the lid and when the eggs cool to room temperature place in the refrigerator. Pickled eggs last 3 to 4 months in the refrigerator.
Enjoy!
These spicy Cajun pickled eggs are so delicious. I plan to take them as an appetizer for the next get-together! Great to have them in the refrigerator for those last minute parties! Also try my dill pickled egg recipe, jalapeno pickled egg recipe and beet pickled egg recipe.
See my website at www.HawkPointHomestead.com for more of my canning recipes and other favorite recipes, plus posts about other homestead-type activities, such as gardening and raising chickens.
Some of my canning recipes:
- Zucchini Relish
- Peach Salsa
- Peach Jalapeno Bourbon BBQ Sauce
- Roasted Tomato Sauce
- Peach Pepper Jelly
- Bread and Butter Pickles
- Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles
- Dill Pickles
- Cucumber Relish
- Green Chili Peppers
- Pickled Radishes
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Spicy Cajun Pickled Egg Recipe
This spicy Cajun pickled egg recipe is so easy to make and results in a tasty, healthy protein-packed snack.
Instructions
1. The first step is to hard-boil the eggs. A great way to hard-boil eggs is with this instant pot recipe. After the eggs cool, peel the eggs.
2. Cut up the jalapenos. If you touch the inside of the hot peppers, wear gloves. This jalapeno corer works great!
3. Place the eggs and jalapenos in the jar. Layer the sliced jalapenos to distribute them through the jar.
4. Prepare the pickling brine by adding the vinegar, water, salt and spices to a large pot and heat until salt is dissolved and spices are mixed
5. Pour the brine over the eggs.
6. Fill the jar, leaving about 1/4 inch headspace.
7. Let sit for 30 minutes before adding the lid.
8. When the eggs cool to room temperature place in the refrigerator.
Pickled eggs last 3 to 4 months in the refrigerator.
