Deviled Eggs, 6 Different Ways.

      My family has a kind of unofficial deviled egg competition each year for Easter and each year everyone swears that their own, are the best. Unless of course my great grandma has made eggs that year, hers are the best.
       The younger crowd is what has made this competition interesting. Bringing in new and exciting flavors and relying heavily on presentation, as far as those categories go, its in the bag, piping bag that is.
        I am going to bring this family tradition to my family in Alabama now and I am really wanting to start it off well. So Ryan and I had six different kinds of deviled eggs for dinner that were all extremely different and extremely tasty.

      I started by gathering ingredients, basically anything goes, it was a little like making pizzas, 6 tiny pizza eggs. I do want to start off by saying that I made these recipes up as I went and I didn't write down measurements of each to save time however, I do have a rough idea and am going to give the recipe for each in a batch of 6 eggs.

       Here they are, entry one through three.

     Entry four through six. Lets begin!

     Number one: Bacon Ranch

      The first eggs recipe was inspired by loaded baked potatoes and that is exactly what it tasted like. Ryan and I thought this egg was good but it was a novelty egg. Ryan renamed it, "Loaded Egg" and I think this really discribes the taste. Good, non- traditional, and it makes a nice presentation. 

Recipe

6 hard boiled eggs, cut in half length wise 

1/4 cup mayo or sour cream to taste 

3 slices of bacon, cooked and crumbled 

1 chopped green onion 

1/4 cup shredded cheddar 

pepper

Number two: Shrimp 

     Ryan didn't try the shrimp one because he thinks they are the cockroaches of the sea, bugs. With that in mind, I thought this egg was delicious! It was tangy and mustard rich. I honestly believe that if I hadn't told Ryan it had shrimp in it, he wouldn't of known and actually liked it, a lot. Which brings up a note of improvement for that part. I think that sautéing the shrimp first with parsley, butter and garlic would be key for the perfect seafood deviled egg. 

Recipe

6 boiled eggs

1/2 cup small shrimp

1 tablespoon butter

1 tablespoon garlic 

1 tablespoon parsley

1/4 cup mayo
1 1/4 teaspoons harvest grainy mustard, dijon 

1 tablespoon lemon juice

salt and pepper 

paprika for garnish

* saute shrimp in the butter, garlic and parsley, salt and pepper. Chop shrimp, making sure to reserve 12 for garnish

Number three: Curry

     This egg was tasty, like really good. I was happy to make this egg because of an Indian dish I had once where the boiled eggs were the most prized part and for good reason. Curry and eggs work, well. 

Recipe

6 boiled eggs

1/4 cup mayo

1 chopped green onion 

1 tablespoon chopped parsley 

1/2 teaspoons garlic powder

1/2 tablespoon yellow curry powder 

salt and pepper

Number four: Greek

      This egg was bold in flavor and had the most potential as being a favorite made over and over again. PLUS it is healthy, no mayo was used in the making of this egg. 

Recipe

6 boiled eggs

2 tablespoons pesto

2 tablespoons olive oil 

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese

6 kalamata olives chopped 

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 

Number five: Traditional

     This is the traditional deviled egg that is a crowd pleaser. Its sweet, its creamy and delicious. 

Recipe

6 boiled eggs 

1/4 cup mayo

2 tablespoons sweet relish, I likes em sweet, reduce if you don't.

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

salt and pepper

paprika for garnish 

Number six: Bacon Dill

     This egg was really good. The texture was pleasant and it didn't taste like a potato inposter, it tasted like the insides of an egg sandwich. I liked this egg better than the first one, Bacon Ranch. 

Recipe

6 boiled eggs

1/4 cup mayo 

3 slices cooked, chopped bacon

3 tablespoons cheddar cheese

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 tablespoon dill weed

       So there you are, deviled eggs six different ways. I would have to say the Traditional one was my favorite with the Bacon Dill and Greek being very close seconds. The Shrimp was also very good as was the Curry but I was not a huge fan of the Bacon Ranch. Don't let that stop you from trying any of these recipes and making up your own. Let me know if you try any of my recipes!