I used to keep laying hens, so we always had a lot of eggs. I sold some, gave some away, and cooked some. Of course, we often ate eggs for breakfast, and I used them a lot in baking and other recipes, but I also made pickled eggs. Hubby and his friends loved my pickled eggs, so I had to peel a lot of eggs. As they say, practice makes perfect. I can now peel eggs in a snap!
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I’ve learned lots of cooking tips over the years. I used to keep chickens, and needless to say, we ate a lot of eggs. Hubby liked pickled eggs, and so did his buddies, so I made gallons of pickled eggs. Of course, this meant boiling and peeling boiled eggs, which can be a slow, laborious process. Peeling hard boiled eggs can also result in damaged eggs, and when you’re pickling eggs, you want them to be perfect and completely intact. After many trials and errors, I discovered how to peel eggs quickly, and in a way that wouldn’t “mess up” the egg. Try this!
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Here’s another of my cooking tips! When you have a large number of peaches that need to be peeled, the going can be pretty slow with a knife. And unless you’re proficient with the blade, you’ll waste a lot of the flesh in the process of removing the peel. There’s an easier way!
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This is an extremely simple technique for caramelizing onions.
- Peel the onions and slice thinly
- Add a little olive oil to a cast iron skillet and heat over medium/low heat
- Add sliced onions and fry for around 30-45 minutes, stirring regularly until done
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