Pickled Beets and Eggs

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Ingredients

  • 8 eggs, hard-boiled
  • 2 (156 oz) cans whole picked beets, juice reserved
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/2 tea. salt
  • 1 pinch pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 12 whole cloves

Preparation

Step 1

Place beets, onion, and peeled eggs in a non-reactive glass or plastic container. Set aside.

In a medium, non-reactive saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup reserved beet juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, bay leaves and cloves. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 5 minutes.

Pour hot liquid over beets and eggs. cover, and refrigerate 48 hours before using.

May be a bit too sweet. However, if you put some Tabasco on these, the sweet/hot flavor is very, very good.