Smoked Eggs are very easy to make and they add a deliciously smoky twist to all of your favourite hard-boiled egg recipes! You can cook and smoke a dozen of these delicious smokey eggs in breakfast and evening snacks or you can add a good smoke flavour to your salad at lunchtime.
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Smoked Eggs
This recipe will increase your temptation to try these easy and perfect smokey eggs ASAP. They give a strong smoked flavour garnished with some finely chopped parsley, salt, and black pepper.
Whether you’re planning on enjoying them on their own or you’re making Smoked Deviled Eggs, they will be a hit!
This recipe post will teach you the best way to smoke your eggs, tips for peeling them, answers to the frequently asked questions about smoking the eggs, and many more. So, go ahead and make your day.
The eggs get infused with smoke when smoked on a grill or smoker. They are hard-boiled eggs that are easiest to make and there is no reason they cannot be prepared on the grill instead. All you need is your favourite wood chips for smoking.
How To Make
Step 1 – Preheat Smoker
Making smokey eggs isn’t difficult. Start making the recipe by preheating your pellet smoker to 325ºF. But make sure to thoroughly clean your grill before smoking anything. I will be using cherry wood chips because I love the cherry smoky flavour. You can use the smoker you are comfortable cooking at. Make sure to use indirect heat.
Step 2 – Smoke Eggs In Shells
Take the raw eggs and place them directly on the grill of the smoker for smoking. Allow them to smoke for 35 minutes. In thirty minutes, you will a consistency similar to boiled eggs. The eggshells will turn a little yellow due to smoking. If you see small brown spots on the eggshells, no worries! It’s normal.
Step 3 – Remove Eggs & Place In Ice Bath
When 30 minutes of initial grilling are completed, remove the eggs and place them in ice water. Let the eggs enjoy that ice bath for almost 10 minutes. When the eggs are cooled, peel them. We give an ice bath to the eggs for stopping the process of cooking in them, and it also makes peeling easier.
Step 4 – Reduce Heat To 175ºF – 180ºF
After peeling the eggs, place them again over the grill. Make sure the temperature is lowered to 175ºF to 180ºF. Smoke the eggs for another 35 minutes. This time is enough to give eggs a delicious smokey flavour and get a crisp golden brown colour on them.
Some people might like fully hard-boiled eggs. For that, you can keep the eggs on the grill for almost around 1.5 or 2 hours. But be informed that grilling for this long will make the outer crust of the egg dry and might get a bit rubbery.
Some people might like fully hard-boiled eggs. For that, you can keep the eggs on the grill for almost around 1.5 or 2 hours. But be informed that grilling for this long will make the outer crust of the egg dry and might get a bit rubbery.
Step 5 – Garnish & Serve
Take the smokey eggs out, place them on a cooking sheet or cooking tray and slice each egg into an equal half. Garnish them with some salt, pepper, finely chopped parsley, or oregano. You are now ready to serve them as a side dish with the main course or a snack at a tea party.
Tips For Making The Best Taste Eggs
- Save Your Leftovers. If some of the eggs are left and are not eaten we have some more ideas to use them. You can make smokey Deviled eggs with a tangy and delicious paste filling.
- Colour. Your eggs will likely turn yellow throughout the smoking, but don’t worry this is totally normal! The darker the colour, the more smoke flavour your smoked devilled eggs will have.
- Pair With Main Course. Pair with Reverse Sear Steak, Smoked New York Steak, Smoked T-bone Steak,or Smoked Lamb Chops and a Smoked Rack of Lamb to enjoy a perfect complete meal.
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Equipment
- wood chips (Cherry)
- Cooking tray.
- Cooking sheet.
Ingredients
- 12 eggs
- Salt (optional for garnishing)
- Finely chopped parsley (optional for garnishing)
- Pepper (optional for garnishing)
- Bbq rub (optional for garnishing)
Instructions
- Start your smoker, grab your pellets, and as per the instructions, preheat the smoker at 325ºF. Make sure you’re using indirect heat!
- Place eggs directly onto the grill grates, and cook for 35 minutes.
- Remove the eggs from the smoker and place them in ice-cold water. Allow them to take an ice bath for 10 minutes to stop the cooking process.
- Remove the eggs from the ice bath and peel. Reduce the heat on the grill to 175ºF. Return the eggs to the grill and smoke again for 35 minutes to an hour.
- Remove the eggs from the grill, season, and enjoy!
Smoked Eggs FAQs
Can I Smoke Raw Eggs?
Absolutely yes! You can smoke raw eggs. If you smoke them at 325ºF, they will have the same consistency as a hard-boiled egg and they will be easy to peel. You can increase and decrease the temperature to have hard-boiled or soft-boiled eggs.
How long does it take to smoke eggs?
It takes almost 1 hour and 25 minutes to cook the perfect smokey eggs. I know some people who love a bold smokey flavor. For that, you can leave the eggs in the smoker for almost 2 hours, but the drawback of doing this is; the outer crust of your eggs will dry out and become rubbery.
How do you eat smokey eggs?
I love eating eggs as a side dish with my main course. If I am to smoke the eggs for a party or have them as a snack, I would prefer to take them with some vintage garnishing like salt, pepper, finely chopped parsley, or oregano served with Bbq sauce, tabasco sauce, or mustard sauce.
How Do You Tell If Smoked Eggs Are Done?
Your eggs will get yellow with some brown spots on them. Do not worry. It is perfectly normal. The brown colour will indicate how smokey your eggs are. Some of us might smoke them for a longer time, which will turn the colour of eggs to strong brown.
What does a smoked egg taste like?
Considering everything like temperature, timing, ingredients, and perfect volume of smoke in the correct proportions, you will enjoy a strong yet aromatic flavour of smoke eggs and wood.
So be careful in choosing the flavour of wood chips to smoke the eggs. Secondly, choose wisely the ingredients for topping.
So be careful in choosing the flavour of wood chips to smoke the eggs. Secondly, choose wisely the ingredients for topping.
Can you smoke eggs on a pellet grill?
Yes, you can smoke eggs on a pellet grill. Choose wood chips according to your liking, turn on the pellet grill and maintain the temperature at 325ºF and you are all set to get the eggs smoked.
Like I said before, I prefer using a pellet grill. On your occasion, you are the pitmaster and can use a smoker/ grill of your choice you are comfortable with.
Like I said before, I prefer using a pellet grill. On your occasion, you are the pitmaster and can use a smoker/ grill of your choice you are comfortable with.
How long do smoked eggs last in the fridge?
You can store the eggs in a refrigerator for a week.
Here is how I use to preserve them.
Take a container, place your eggs in it, cover it with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator.
You can also use vacuum zip bags or piping bags for storing without any doubt.
Here is how I use to preserve them.
Take a container, place your eggs in it, cover it with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator.
You can also use vacuum zip bags or piping bags for storing without any doubt.
