Description
Bold, garlicky, and perfectly spicy, these Hot & Spicy Garlic Pickled Eggs are a high-protein snack made with simple pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 duck eggs
- 8 chicken eggs
- 3–4 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1–2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2–3 fresh jalapeños, sliced
- 1 sweet red pepper, chopped
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp salt
- Optional: 1 tsp black peppercorns
- Optional: fresh herbs (dill or thyme)
Instructions
- Boil duck and chicken eggs until hard-cooked (9–12 minutes). Transfer to ice bath, peel when cooled.
- Prepare brine by combining vinegar, water, sugar, salt, and peppercorns in saucepan. Bring to boil, dissolve, and cool slightly.
- Place garlic, pepper flakes, jalapeños, and red pepper into clean jars.
- Gently add peeled eggs to jars.
- Pour warm brine into jars to submerge eggs fully.
- Seal jars and refrigerate for at least 3 days before eating. Best after 1 week.
Notes
- Adjust heat by increasing or decreasing peppers.
- Use older eggs for easier peeling.
- Only refrigerate—do not shelf store.
- Great for keto and low-carb diets.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Snack, Appetizer
- Method: Pickling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 egg
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 0.5g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 185mg
Keywords: spicy pickled eggs, garlic pickled eggs, jalapeño pickled eggs, vinegar pickled eggs, homemade pickled eggs