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What's the recipe for deviled eggs?

Looking for party/finger-food recipes that use eggs

  • Due to a series of odd events, I find myself in possession of several cartons of eggs, way more than I will be able to eat over the next week or so. Coincidentally, I will be going to a party on Friday and have agreed to contribute to the "finger-food only" buffet. I have a decent recipe for basic deviled eggs, but what else can I make that can be picked up and eaten without the use of utensils? I'm a decent intermediate cook, and have access to most ingredients. Both savory or sweet suggestions would be most welcome, as would recipes that don't particularly "feature" the eggs, so long as they get used up. Bonus points for things that can be made today or tomorrow and served on Friday night, although I will have most of the day on Friday to cook if necessary.

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    LISTEN UP, HOMESLICE: you wanna do mini-quiches AND mini-custards. You do NOT need a recipe for either. You crack open all those eggs and beat 'em to within an inch of their lives. You separate the beaten eggs into two containers. - In ONE container, you add approximately 1/3 or 1/2 of the total volume of eggs' worth of heavy cream. You stir in sugar to taste (yes, you can taste the raw eggs: live dangerously!). You add a pinch of salt, a glug of vanilla, perhaps some fresh raspberries. - In the OTHER container, you add a generous glug of cream, some salt and pepper, and Something Fruity/Veggie, Something Cheesy, and Something Fancy (broccoli/cheddar/bacon! Spinach/Gruyere/almond! Fig/chevre/pancetta!). - You line some muffin tins (ideally mini ones) with paper liners, generously greased. You pour each liner 1/2 full of your various batters. You bake at 375 in a preheated oven until they're golden and puffy.

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I came in to suggest baby quiche as well. Or, if you are feeling especially low-energy, you could skip the shell altogether and cook baby frittatas in a muffin pan! Basically mix the eggs, whatever tasty fillings you happen to have, some heavy cream and a bit of cheese together and bake!

chatongriffes

http://www.athensfoods.com/product/mini-fillo-shells/ are perfect for this. Make several different varieties of one-bite quiche. I've had good luck doing shrimp and buffalo chicken varieties, but you could really go anywhere with this.

jbickers

We LOVE http://rasamalaysia.com/soy-sauce-eggs-shoyu-tamago/2/. They're easy-peasy, fun and tasty. Also nthing mini-quiches.

dlugoczaj

I forgot to mention: in my experience, Shoyu Tamago are better if you make them the day before you want to eat them. The soy sauce has a longer chance to settle into the eggs.

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hydra77

People always like it if there are two or three different flavors of deviled eggs that are visually distinct, so they can try both. Add a big squirt of Sriracha to some to make them exciting and red. The very most popular variation I've tried contained sour cream and chopped fresh mushrooms that has been cooked in butter with some curry powder, decorated with a tiny fresh dill leaf.

Ery

Oh, and my recommendation for all things: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/classic-goug-res. Bonus: freeze them raw and bag them, you can cook as many as you like at any time later.

Lyn Never

Pasteis de nata (Portuguese custard tarts) are AMAZING. You can use pre-made puff pastry, as in this http://www.jamieoliver.com/bloggers/viewtopic.php?id=46049. recipe. (Leftover egg whites can go in your own omelettes.) If you have room in your fridge, eggs will be just fine for a week or 2 past their "best buy" date in the fridge. If you're super-cautious, you can check if the egg will float and/or crack it separately from any recipes. (I asked http://ask.metafilter.com/83855/How-do-I-use-up-6-broken-eggs-quickly a few years back. See if any of these answers are helpful.)

maudlin

Scotch eggs are novel and fun, depending on the crowd. Pickled eggs. Smoked eggs. Tea eggs (beautiful, people LOVE these). Make a big egg tortilla (Spanish style, with potatoes and onions), cut it into cubes to serve. Scrambled eggs nestled in smoked salmon. Mini cups of mouse, custard, or anything sweet that uses up lots of eggs. Tiny meringue pies would be perfect for this, since they use both yolks and whites. (Also, eggs keep a really long time in the fridge—like several weeks. Don't feel like you need to eat them all)

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