The egg makes such a versatile vessel - we've added three simple toppings here to spruce up this classic. Just double the recipe to feed more people.
Devilled eggs three ways
Alice Storey party snacks recipe for devilled eggs three ways.
- 30 mins preparation
- 10 mins cooking
- Serves 8 - 10
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Ingredients
- 12 eggs, at room temperature
- 80 gm whole-egg mayonnaise
- 1 golden shallot, finely chopped
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- To taste: Tabasco
- 50 gm hot-smoked trout, bones removed, coarsely flaked
- 1 radish, thinly sliced
- To serve: finely chopped chives
- 3 anchovies, thinly sliced
- To serve: smoked paprika
- To serve: flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
- 3 thin slices prosciutto, torn
- To serve: baby cress
- To serve: extra-virgin olive oil
Method
Main
- 1Cook eggs in a large saucepan of simmering water over medium heat until hard-boiled (10 minutes). Refresh under cold running water, peel, then halve lengthways and carefully remove yolks with a teaspoon. Place eggwhites on a tray lined with paper towels and refrigerate until required.
- 2Press yolks through a fine sieve with a spatula into a bowl. Add mayonnaise, shallot, mustard, cayenne and Tabasco, season to taste, mix well, then carefully spoon or pipe into eggwhites.
- 3Top a third of the eggs with smoked trout, radish and chives, another third with anchovies, smoked paprika and parsley, and the remaining eggs with prosciutto and cress, drizzle with olive oil, season to taste and serve.
Notes
Drink Suggestion: Yeasty, late-disgorged Champagne Drink suggestion by Max Allen