Trying something different. Making smoked eggs.

[duncang]

Started up my smoker this morning and was thinking since I had a couple extra racks I'd try to figure out something else to try. For some reason I thought of eggs. Come to find out it's on the web, of course.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/111222/excellent-smoked-eggs

Anyways they are in the smoker right now. Hopefully they will turn out okay.

Cross posted to du lounge and cooking and baking.

[BarbaRosa]

1. That's interesting,

just yesterday I saw a posting in the Kamado Joe group in Facebook. The person had a couple of ribs, some potatoes and a half dozen eggs on the grill. In the ensuing conversation he said he does them at 225 for two hours, but later admitted he could have pulled the 15-20 min. earlier, so I'm guessing about 1 1/2 +/- at 225.

How are you doing them?

Looking forward to hear how yours turned out.

[duncang]

2. I have a insulated electric smoker

With a wood chip pan on the heating element. So far the eggs are a cream color. And one I tested was a jelly consistency. So the rest are staying in. Tried the way they said in the OP running it at high for 20 minutes. Then letting sit in there for about a hour. But I guess on mine it isn't ventilated enough to keep the chips going. Goofing around with the heat and adding more wood chips now.

Since I just made a small break in to the egg I tossed it in boiling water to finish off cooking. It already has a little smoked flavor to it. A slight bacon taste. I was looking at some of the things you can do with them. There were a few links on using them to make deviled eggs.

This is a link to another site for making them.
http://www.simplecomfortfood.com/2014/09/24/smoked-eggs/

BTW this is the first time using the smoker so getting a feel for how it works.

[duncang]

3. Okay took them out.

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They do have a slight brown smoke to the egg white. Very light smoke taste. After trying it this way. I will probably go with the soft boil first method. After removing the shell one way was to put a pan of ice below the eggs while smoking so you don't over cook them. I will try that next time.


Edit: Heard thunder so had to start putting the smoker up. But I was able to remove the shells off a few and toss them back in. I wasn't able to keep them in very long, but got a little more smoke flavor to them. They are pretty good.

Think I will try it this way next time.

https://www.cookstr.com/Appetizers/Deviled-Smoked-Eggs

[Major Nikon]

5. Hadn't thought of doing this

I might try this on the weekend. I have some other ideas on how to do it. If I have time this weekend I'll let you know how it turns out.

[duncang]

6. On my tries I did notice

A fair difference the second time just because of the type wood chips I used. The first one I used a mix of mainly mesquite and apple wood. The second batch was mainly apple wood with some mesquite. To me the second try had more of a bacon smell and taste. I may try some maple wood next time.

[Major Nikon]

7. Here's how I did it

First I set the eggs out for about an hour to come up to room temperature and cooked them in 180F water for 30 minutes. I peeled and coated them with a bit of EVOO, then dusted with a mixture of paprika, salt, chili powder, and a small bit of cayenne. Then I smoked them at 180F with some cherry chips for about 45 mins.

The results are much better than I expected. I think it would be awesome to do deviled eggs this way.

[duncang]

4. Tried a lot easier way today.

Did another run at smoked eggs. This time boiling them first on the range top. Removing shell. Then instead of using the electric smoker just used my charcoal grill. I tossed wood chips in my chip pan and used a propane torch to fire them up. Placed on the grill to one side, let the smoke get going strong, tossed the eggs in, and closed the lid

For me this was a lot easier then the smoker. I don't have to run out the cord or set up the table I put my smoker on. Plus it takes less time to get the smoke going. So don't think you need a smoke box. A grill with a lid worked great. One of the pits with a side wood box would be good also. Just using a pan with wood chips since you aren't trying to cook it.

After trying this many smoked eggs I'm burnt out on them. This has been more of test of smoking then making for a get together. Just smoked eggs to me doesn't have the kick or taste possibilities I'm looking for. Next step is looking at ways to use them. Looking up smoked devil eggs there have been some pretty interesting recipes. I've seen some with ingredients like worcestershire, sriracha, jalapeno, etc. So a lot of options. Even saw a chocolate dessert deviled egg which could be interesting with a lightly smoked egg.

I'm going out of town this week end so won't be testing smoked deviled recipes. May try getting together some stuff to try different recipes next week.