Deviled Dragon Eggs

Intro: Deviled Dragon Eggs

The world of Harry Potter is full of fantastic creatures. One of the most fierce and foreboding creatures in that world is the mighty dragon. So it stands to reason that one of the greatest delicacies would be Deviled Dragon eggs.

There are many different breeds of dragon. Norwegian Ridgeback, Hungarian Horntail, Common Welsh Green, Chinese Fireball, Swedish Short-Snout, Ukranian Ironbelly, and Peruvian Vipertooth to name a few. Each breed has a distinct looking egg, and I figure if they look different on the outside it is likely there will be differences on the inside too.

STEP 1: Ingredients

Eggs

Mayonnaise

Mustard

Paprika

Vinegar

Food Dye

Beet Juice

Sandwich Bags (the econo piping bag)

STEP 2: Hard Boil the Eggs

Place your eggs in a saucepan and cover the eggs with cold water. If the eggs stay at the bottom they are very fresh. If the egg stands up it is not as fresh but it is still good to eat. If any of your eggs float at the top, they are no longer good to eat. Discard the floaters.

place the saucepan on the heat and bring the water to a boil. Let the eggs boil for 5 minutes then turn off the heat and leave the eggs in the hot water for 12-13 minutes.

Drain the hot water out of the pan and replace it with cold water. You can use ice water or run cold water over the eggs until the water stays cold.

STEP 3: Technicolor Eggs

In order to get the crackled effect on the egg like the first picture in the intro step (A lesson I learned accidentally while coloring eggs with my kids), crack the egg shell without removing it from the egg. An easy way to accomplish this is to use the backside of a spoon and tap the egg hard enough to crack the shell.

In each dye container add a tablespoon of vinegar, the coloring agent, and enough water to cover the egg.

I am kicking myself for not having grabbed some egg dying kits during the post-Easter clearance sales. That being said I made due with the materials I had on hand, food coloring and beet juice.

STEP 4: Dye Job Results

For the most part I used food coloring to dye the eggs and I got mixed results. The shells came out brilliantly colored, but the crackle dye on the egg white was very light.

I ended up placing a few of the shelled eggs back into the dyes to get some darker solid colors. The next time I do this, for the eggs I want solidly colored, I will cut the eggs in half and remove the yolks then return the whites back to the dyes so that the whole white is dyed and not just the outside.

The most vivid crackle dye came from the containers that had beet juice. One was just beet juice and the other was beet juice and blue food coloring to get a purple color.

Other options I want to try next time will be onion skins to get a rich brown coloring, and red cabbage to get a denim blue color.

STEP 5: Preparing the Filling

Slice the eggs in half the long way and remove the yolks.

Mix the yolks with 3 parts mayonnaise and 1 part yellow mustard. I didn't include exact measurements because it all depends on how many eggs you are preparing and how firm or creamy you like your filling. Remember to err on the side of caution when adding the condiments, that you can always add more if you need it.

I decided I wanted more pizzazz than just plain yellow for the filling. So I separated the filling into three separate bags and added colors to each red, blue, and green. Four drops of color in each bag resulted in nice pastel shades.

I mixed it gently so that there the coloring is not completely incorporated resulting in nice varying shades of color throughout the filling with bits of yellow speckled in.

In order to pipe the filling into the eggs, simply cut a small corner off of the sandwich bag and squeeze the filling through the hole.

STEP 6: Plate and Serve

Sprinkle each egg with a dusting of Paprika.

Enjoy.

Comments

[brothertuck]

Awesome variation of deviled eggs, red beet pickled eggs, and Chinese thousand year eggs.

Always wanted to try the thousand year eggs, or millennium eggs. Use dark tea to color the eggs and they look like marble, might add soy sauce too but have to look up the recipe. This is where I first learned about cracking the shell to get the markings on the egg.

[Lorddrake]

I think the eggs you are thinking of are referred to as tea eggs. The crackle dye is done by soaking the eggs in a strong tea brew. I have also seen it done with soy sauce to dye the eggs.

The 1000 year / millennium eggs I have seen are much scarier. lol. the albumen (white) is turned a translucent amber color and the yolk is a greyish blue color. This is achieved by covering the eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime, and rice hulls for several months.

I have never tried 1000 year eggs, but I hear they have a REALLY strong flavor.

[rxima]

century eggs are pretty good, however they can contain high amounts of lead

[brothertuck]

I think you are right. I know they are part of new year tradition, but probably got the name confused.

The millennium egg sounds like the pill from the Princess Bride.

[Lorddrake]

bye bye boys .. have fun storming the castle

[80sBaby81]

Love this!! You make deviled eggs like my family does same exact ingredients only we add a little sugar to the yolk mixture with the other ingredients. I can't wait until our next family dinner

[Lorddrake]

don't forget to take pictures and post them up using the "I made it" button

[akpuppyface]

Yum

[laureenhand]

These look so tasty! I think I am going to make them for Halloween!

[Lorddrake]

You don't have to wait till Halloween. Yes these were very tasty.

[gm280]

I have to say deviled eggs are one of my favorites and your project makes them even more interesting. I don't know if you ever priced deviled eggs in a delicacy, but they go for between $1 to $2 dollars each. But since my wife knows how to make them, we love to eat them. But this makes them even more interesting now. Thumbs Up.

[Lorddrake]

Thanks, they were alot of fun to make and I learned some dos and donts for the next batch. I will definitely be making these the next get together I host or am invited to :)