I use to make pickled eggs quite often. I often modify the original recipe I posted. Such as reducing the amount of vinegar, level of heat, sugar, additional pickling spice etc. White the current sale on eggs I may make a batch this weekend.
Hab's Pickled EggsWoodlawn Smoker - Smoked Pickled Eggs Do a search and you will find more pickled eggs recipes and some pickled sausage recipes. I would only cold smoke one of the items; such as only the eggs. The smoke from that one item will infuse into the pickling solution, and add a smoke flavor to everything. If you smoke all of the ingredients, you may find the smoke flavor overwhelming. I smoke my eggs for two hours using pecan. Woodlawn Smoker use 1 hour 20 minutes of hickory. The more vinegar and the longer the eggs stay in the pickling solution, the more "rubbery" the egg whites will get.
Gafala;
I made the below recipe a few weeks back. I either got it form Food & Wine or Bon Appetit. Nice flavor but the eggs get too strong of a salty flavor after 3 days. I marinade at least 2 - 3 days. If you follow the recipe as it is written, the egg yokes have a "thick gel" like consistency.
Soy Marinated Eggs.
Ingredients
• 6 large eggs
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 dried chiles de árbol or 1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• ¾ cup soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp. mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)
• 2 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
• Toasted sesame seeds (for serving; optional)
Recipe Preparation
1. Gently lower eggs into a large saucepan of boiling water. When water returns to a gentle boil, cook 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a bowl of ice water and let cool 2 minutes (eggs may still be a little warm). Remove eggs from ice water and peel.
2. Meanwhile, bring garlic, chiles, soy sauce, mirin, vinegar, and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add eggs. Let sit at least 1 hour.
3. To serve, drain eggs, quarter, and sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired.
4. Do Ahead: Eggs can be marinated 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.
The longer you let them sit, the more flavor they’ll pick up, but if you only have an hour, serve egg quarters with some of the pickling liquid drizzled over for extra flavor.
