i made a version of these last night (unfortunately no vermont maple in my grasp) and they were a HUGE hit. 3 grown men with bbq’ed pork within their reach and they were gravelin’ for some deviled eggs. :)

i too tried the steamed bag trick and it did not work, maybe my peppers weren’t hot enough?

p.s. thanks kyle!

Next time I make them (maybe this weekend for Angie’s graduation BBQ?), I might add a few dashes of liquid smoke, just to…you know…make ‘em smokey.

Ingredients

24 eggs
3 whole jalepeno peppers
1 tbsp of white vinegar
2 tsp of Vermont Maple Country Mustard
1 heaping tbsp of Hungarian paprika
And if you want it to be as pretty as mine, some lettuce leaves for the bed

Directions

Hard-boil the eggs, then put them in the fridge to cool.

Once the eggs were done, I began roasting the jalepenos on my new grill. When they were all charred and black, I tried peeling them, but couldn’t do it right. Then I called my brother, Stumpy, to see how he peels them when he’s making his hot sauces. He told me that when he takes them off the grill, he sticks them in a ziploc bag and the steam does most of the peeling work for him. Since my jalepenos had already cooled, I put them BACK on the grill (hence, twice-roasted), let them get hot again, then did as my big bro suggested. Unfortunately, something happened so the ziploc got a hole in it, and all the steam escaped, so it was just as difficult to peel them as the first time. That’s when I gave up, said fuck it, and put the jalepenos in the food processor, skins and all.

Take the eggs out of the fridge, peel them, cut them in half, scoop out the yolk, and set the whites aside.

Put the yolks in a mixing bowl, add all your ingredients (being careful with jalepenos: add a little, taste the mix, add a little more, etc., until it’s as hot as you like), stir it up, and scoop back into the egg whites.

Place the deviled eggs on the bed of lettuce.

Get robbed by not winning the Maple Off.

Care to share the recipe?

I want to have a burger off. I would love to do a cross-country spin on your cook off, We have one here, you have one there…. let’s do it!