These Cajun pickled eggs are wickedly delicious with their tangy, spicy and salty flavors, making them a great appetizer or a sandwich stuffing.
If you love spicy food, you’re going to enjoy this marriage between some good old Cajun seasoning, brine and hard boiled eggs. Use up some leftover hard boiled eggs to make a batch of Mexican deviled eggs- perfect as an appetizer or a snack.
I recently picked up a little bottle of Cajun seasoning on my weekend grocery run, and used it to make Cajun butter to spread over my breakfast toast. To say that I became obsessed with its flavor would be an understatement.
So of course, I had to put that genius seasoning to some good use again, and I tried making Cajun egg boil, which was such a hit in our household. I'm a big fan of pickled eggs, so I thought of making them, but this time, with a Cajun twist.
Quick Look
- 🔪Prep time: 5 minutes.
- ⏲️Cook time: 10 minutes.
- 👪 Servings: 4 servings.
- 📋Main ingredients: Eggs, vinegar, Cajun seasoning, jalapenos, sea salt.
- ♨️Cooking method: Boil vinegar, water and sliced jalapenos 🡢 pack hard boiled eggs in a jar 🡢 add Cajun seasoning and salt 🡢 pour brine 🡢 refrigerate for a day or two 🡢 enjoy.
- ⭐Difficulty: Easy.
- 🥣Serving ideas: Add to simple salads like purple cabbage and carrot salad or grilled corn potato salad to bulk them up.
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What's So Great About the Recipe?
- My favorite part about these pickled eggs has to be their flavor profile. They’re total flavor bombs- like my pickled eggs and sausage, and actually a great healthy snack or addition to your meals.
- The recipe is adaptable too. You can adjust the ingredients to your own liking, and you’ll end up with something that’s delicious and tastes just the way you want.
Recipe Ingredients
Hard boiled eggs: I used regular chicken eggs for this recipe, but you could totally try this with quail eggs too!
Cajun spice mix: The Cajun seasoning mix lends the pickled eggs a delicious, spicy flavor. Sometimes, I like using my homemade Creole seasoning.
Vinegar: Vinegar works as the base for the pickling liquid. I used white vinegar, but you could use apple cider vinegar or strawberry infused vinegar, especially if you want a bit of that fruity flavor.
Jalapenos: I love fiery and spicy food, which is why I also added some sliced jalapenos into the mix. You can skip these if your spice tolerance is low.
Sea salt: Sea salt just adds an extra depth of flavor to the eggs. Feel free to use jalapeno infused salt for a spicy kick.
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions & Variations
- In addition to the jalapenos, you can also add some spices like whole cloves and bay leaves into the pickling liquid.
- Fresh garlic cloves can also be a wonderful addition to the pickled eggs.
- For extra heat, use spicy pepper infused vinegar to pickle the eggs. You can also use a fruity vinegar like blueberry vinegar.
- If you want them to be slightly sweet, you can add some sugar into the brine too.
How to Make Cajun Pickled Eggs
In a saucepan, cook the vinegar and jalapeno slices on high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool.
Start packing the eggs in a large jar, sprinkling some Cajun seasoning over them as you go.
While the brine is still hot, pour over the eggs and cool to room temperature.
Once the eggs are cooled, close the jar with a lid and refrigerate the eggs for 2-3 weeks.
💭Top Tip
Remember to use a large glass to layer the eggs in. I would recommend using a pint jar.
Tips & Tricks to Nail the Recipe
- To make these pickled eggs even more spicy, you can add some crushed red pepper or sliced hot peppers of your choice into the mix. I actually made a separate batch of chilies preserved in oil too!
- If you don’t have Cajun spice mix, you can just add a tablespoon of your favorite hot sauce into the pickling liquid. I love using my fermented jalapeno hot sauce.
- In fact, you can use pretty much any spicy seasoning mix of your choice- Chipotle seasoning is a good option too.
- You will also want to make sure you pour the liquid over the eggs and fill the jar with enough liquid to completely cover the eggs.
- Remember to place the jars with eggs in the refrigerator at all times, and once you’ve removed as many as you want, get them back in there again.
Also Read: Chinese Steamed Eggs
How to Serve Cajun Pickled Pickled Eggs
These Cajun pickled eggs can be a delicious spicy snack for whenever you’re hit by a spice craving. I also like to slice them up and use them on my breakfast toast or as a filling in my homemade sandwiches- like I do with my jalapeno pickled eggs.
These spicy pickled eggs can also be cut into pretty shapes and served as an appetizer for your house party. They taste amazing when cut into smaller pieces and added into salad or grain bowls. I love using them for my chickpea egg salad too!
Troubleshooting & FAQs
I like to store the pickled eggs in a glass jar, and let them refrigerate for at least 24 hours to allow the eggs to soak up all that delicious flavor.
If you don’t have enough brine to cover the eggs entirely, mix 1 cup of vinegar with 1 ⁄ 4 quart of fresh water and some salt, let it simmer in a sauce pan, cool and use it to top up the eggs in the jar.
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Cajun Pickled Eggs
Ingredients
- 6 eggs hard boiled
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 jalapeno
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sea salt
Instructions
- In a saucepan, cook the vinegar and jalapeno slices on high heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Start packing the eggs in a large jar, sprinkling some Cajun seasoning over them as you go.
- While the brine is still hot, pour over the eggs and cool to room temperature.
- Once the eggs are cooled, close the jar with a lid and refrigerate the eggs for 2-3 weeks.
