How To Make Green Eggs!

Last week, I had an email from a reader asking me how to make green eggs like the ones we had at Finnegan’s Dr Seuss Birthday Party.  {Deana, I hope your eggs turned out perfectly!}  I thought, since Dr Seuss’ Birthday is coming up on March 2, we should do a quick tutorial on how to make them.
Pull out your copy of Green Eggs & Ham, whip up a batch, & surprise your kiddos with this easy recipe.



You will need:

• 6 large eggs
• green GEL food coloring {Americolor’s Leaf Green is my fave}
• 1/4 cup mayo
• 1 t mustard {I used spicy brown, but yellow works just fine}
• salt, pepper, paprika, tarragon {you can just use salt & pepper if you like}

First, we need to hard boil the eggs.  Turn the egg carton on its side and let the eggs sit out of the refrigerator for 30 minutes.  Letting the eggs come up to temp helps them not to crack and turning them on their side helps the yolk slide to the middle of the egg  so they are not off center.



Put the eggs in a pan and fill with cold water, covering completely with about an inch of water over the top of the eggs.  Do not crowd the eggs or they can crack!  Put on high heat allowing the eggs to come to a rolling boil.



Turn the stove off, cover tightly, and remove from heat.  Allow to sit in the pot, covered for exactly 17 minutes.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer from the pan into a bowl of cold water and ice cubes.  This will stop the cooking process and prevent the egg yolks from turning greenish.  Leave them in the ice water for 15 – 20 minutes.



Peel the eggs under running water, if you follow the above steps, they should peel easily.  Pop the yolks out and mash lightly.  Add salt, pepper, paprika, and tarragon {or any combination of these that you like} to taste.  Add the mayo and mustard.  Stir until mostly combined.

 

Then, add two small squirts of the gel food coloring.  Do not use the liquid food coloring from the store.  It is too runny for these purposes and will make the egg mixture really loose.  Stir them until all of the food coloring is incorporated and put into a piping bag.  If you don’t have a piping bag, you can use a plastic Ziploc and just snip the tip off for piping.

 

You can store in the fridge separately until ready to eat.  Pipe into the egg whites and enjoy!  It’s a great way to celebrate Dr Seuss’ Birthday!