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Peppin Version: City Tavern Eggs

A great appetizer and guest pleaser.
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Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 6 Large or extra-large eggs
  • 2 tbsp Unsalted butter
  • ½ cup Finely chopped shallots
  • 3 tbsp Heavy cream
  • 3 tbsp Chives cut thin
  • 1 ½ tbsp Tarragon, fresh
  • tbsp Dried dill
  • 2 tbsp Strong brown mustard*
  • ½ tsp Sea or pink salt
  • 1 tsp Ground white pepper
  • ½ tsp Sweet paprika
  • Butter, unsalted
  • Paprika, sweet

Instructions
 

  • Hard cook the eggs and set aside in an ice bath until cool.
  • Place the 2 tbsp butter in a fry pan. When melted add the shallots and fry until just beginning to brown.
  • Cut the eggs in half and remove the hard yolks, place yolks in a bowl.
  • Place the egg whites on a parchment covered small cookie sheet.
  • Place the yolks, heavy cream in a bowl and mash, mix well until incorporated and no pieces of yolk remain.
  • Add the shallots, chives, tarragon, dill, mustard, salt, pepper and paprika to the bowl and mix well.
  • Taste and add salt/pepper as meeded to your taste.
  • Place the yolk mixture into a piping bag and pipe into each egg half.**
  • Place a small piece of butter on top of each egg, about 1/2 tsp.
  • Sprinkle each egg with paprika.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F until the tops begin to brown.
  • Remove from the oven and cool. Serve.

Notes

*Consider Pommery Mustard (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001BH5YM?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1), but Dijon works as well.
**As an alternative, place the mixture in a plastic bag. Cut the corner off and use this to pipe the egg mixture.
Keyword appetizers, Stuffed eggs
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