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Grandma Dee Dee's Deviled Eggs Recipe
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Grandma Dee Dee's Deviled Eggs

This is my best attempt at re-creating my Grandma Dee Dee's summertime favorite, deviled eggs. This is one of those foods that I grew up with, and associate my grandma with. She made these with a special kind of love that, well, just made them taste better when she made them. Y'all know what I mean!

Rating: 5/5
Avg. 5/5 2 votes
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 18

Goes Well With: picnic, picnic dishes, barbecue, any BBQ dishes

Ingredients

  • 8-12 Fresh, hard boiled eggs
  • Approximately 5-10 deli-style, thin-sliced ham slices, minced very fine; I use a food processor
  • Mayonnaise, to taste
  • Prepared mustard, to taste; you can vary the outcome of this recipe with different gourmet mustards
  • Dry mustard, to taste
  • White pepper, to taste
  • Paprika for color and a bit of extra flavor; don't overdo it, though

Directions

  1. Hard boil eggs; let completely cool before removing shells; I usually boil more eggs than I intend to make into the deviled eggs because, invariably, you will lose a few during the shelling process
  2. Slice the eggs lengthwise
  3. Remove the hard boiled yolks into mixing bowl
  4. Set the empty whites aside on a serving platter
  5. Add minced harm to yolks
  6. Add Mayonnaise to yolks
  7. Stir until well-blended; at this point, mixture should be firm and moist, not dry, but also not too wet or soggy; I blend by hand
  8. Blend in the remaining ingredients, again taking care not to overdo it with the prepared mustard or the mixture will be too wet and soggy and too "mustardy"
  9. Fill the empty whites with approximately one tablespoon of the yolk filling, give or take
  10. Garnish with pinch of paprika
  11. You can experiment with lots of other flavors for your filling; e.g., shrimp or other seafood is excellent, as are capers. Find a variation that you like!