dragon eggs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 eggs
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 8 tea bags
• filling:
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons minced red bell pepper
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup salsa

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 45 mins


• place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes. drain hot water and fill saucepan with cold water; allow eggs to sit until cooled, 15 to 20 minutes. drain water. gently tap or roll eggs on the counter so the shell is cracked but still intact.
• return eggs to saucepan and pour in enough water to cover eggs; add soy sauce, molasses, salt, and tea bags. bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until eggs have absorbed color, about 30 minutes. remove saucepan from heat and leave eggs in water to cool to room temperature.
• peel eggs and trim bottom of each egg so it will stand upright. cut each egg lengthwise and scoop yolks into a bowl. mix mayonnaise, red bell pepper, salt, and pepper into egg yolks until evenly combined.
• spoon yolk mixture back into egg whites; smooth filling to be level with egg white. put each egg back together.
• pour salsa a plate and assemble eggs upright into the salsa.