Devilish Eggs

My husbands favorite app is deviled eggs. I got this tasty recipe from Martha Stewart and Scott decided to whip it up for me, while I tended to the other dishes. He did a great job on these little devil eggs.

Ingredients

Makes 2 dozen

12 large eggs

3 jarred roasted red peppers, finely chopped

1 cup mayonnaise

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon coarse salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco (optional)

1 small red bell pepper, cut into small triangles, for garnish

2 scallions, dark-green parts only, cut into small triangles, for garnish

Fresh chives, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, for garnish

Directions

1.Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Put eggs into a medium saucepan, and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 12 minutes.Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggs to ice-water bath.

2.When eggs are cool, peel, and cut in half lengthwise. Carefully remove yolks, keeping whites intact and transferring whites and yolks to separate bowls. Refrigerate whites.

3.Add roasted peppers, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, paprika, cayenne, and hot sauce (if desired) to yolks. Mash with a fork until smooth. Cover, and refrigerate until stiff, about 30 minutes.

4.Mound yolk mixture in each egg-white half. Garnish with bell pepper, scallions, and chives to make devilish faces.

Recipe by Martha Stewart, Photos by Laura Spear, Cooking done by Scott Spear