Pickled beet egg

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{{Short description|Egg dish}}

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| caption = Pickled beet egg

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| main_ingredient = Egg

| minor_ingredient = Beets, beet juice, vinegar, sugar, cloves and other spices

| variations = Cider vinegar, brown sugar

| serving_size = 100 g

| calories = 108

| protein = 6.6g

| fat = 5.3g

| carbohydrate = 8.1g

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align="center" colspan="2" | Nutrition Information{{cite web |url=http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pickled-red-beet-eggs/ |title=Pickled Red Beet Eggs |publisher=AllRecipes |accessdate=20 November 2012 |archive-date=11 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211122007/http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pickled-Red-Beet-Eggs |url-status=dead }}

Calories |108 kcal

Total fat | 5.3 g

Cholesterol | 212 mg

Sodium | 112 mg

Total carbs | 8.1 g

Dietary fiber | 0.5 g

Protein | 6.6 g

Pickled beet eggs are hard boiled eggs that are cured in a brine of beets, beet juice, vinegar, sugar, cloves and other spices. There are many regional variations{{cite web |url=http://www.yankeemagazine.com/recipe/for/pennsylvania-dutch-pickled-beets-and-eggs/106 |title=Pennsylvania Dutch Pickled Beets and Eggs |publisher=Yankee Magazine |accessdate=20 November 2012 |archive-date=10 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910183734/http://www.yankeemagazine.com/recipe/for/pennsylvania-dutch-pickled-beets-and-eggs/106 |url-status=dead }} to this classic dish; for instance, some recipes substitute cider vinegar for white vinegar, and brown sugar for white sugar.{{cite web |url=http://whatcom.wsu.edu/fch/documents/eb1104.pdf |title=Pickled Eggs |publisher=Washington State University Extension |accessdate=20 November 2012}} Pickled beet eggs are easy to make and have a rich pink color after only a day.{{cite web |url=http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Pickled-Eggs-with-Beets |title=How to Make Pickled Eggs With Beets |publisher=WikiHow |accessdate=20 November 2012 |archive-date=20 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120074440/http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Pickled-Eggs-with-Beets |url-status=dead }}