Beet-Pickled Eggs
An easy vegetarian built around cooked beets and sriracha sauce — roughly 65 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for saucepan and pan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (2)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Place the eggs in a single layer in a saucepan, cover with cold water by about an inch, and bring to a rolling boil over high heat.
- Once boiling, cover the pan, remove it from the heat, and let the eggs stand for 12 minutes to cook through to a firm yolk, then transfer them to an ice-water bath and peel once cool.
- Peel the cooked beets if needed and slice them into thin rounds so they release their color into the brine.
- In a separate saucepan combine the white vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and peppercorns, and warm over medium heat just until the sugar and salt dissolve, then stir in the sriracha and remove from the heat.
- Pack the peeled eggs and beet slices into a clean quart jar, alternating them so the eggs sit in contact with the beets.
- Pour the warm brine over the eggs until they are fully submerged, then let the jar cool to room temperature before sealing.
- Refrigerate for at least 24 hours, and ideally 2 to 3 days, so the eggs turn deep magenta and absorb the sweet-tangy heat; serve cold and keep refrigerated for up to one week.
You'll use: Saucepan · Pan
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
Tips & common questions
How long does Beet-Pickled Eggs take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 8 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Beet-Pickled Eggs vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Beet-Pickled Eggs is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Pickled beet eggs small.jpg by Brianjester, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.