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     Title: Huevos Haminados
Categories: Cyberealm, Kooknet, Jewish
     Yield: 12 Servings

    12    Raw eggs in shells
          Water
          Skins from several onions
   1/4 c  Oil, approximately

 Put the eggs in one layer of a large pot, and cover them with several
 inches of cool water. If desired, add the onion skins to the water to
 tint the shells brown and subtly flavor the eggs. (Onion skins are
 not necessary to tint the egg albumen brown. This happens because of
 the long cooking.)

 Pour the oil on top of the water; it helps keep the water from
 evaporating during the extended cooking process. Slowly bring the
 water to a boil over medium-high heat; then cover the pot tightly and
 lower the heat so the eggs simmer very gently. Simmer them on top of
 the stove, or place the pot in a 225 F oven, and cook for at least 8
 hours or overnight.

 Serve the eggs warm, at room temperature, or chilled. They may be
 reheated by boiling them for 3-5 minutes.

 AUTHOR'S NOTE: These special hard-cooked eggs are a must at just
 about all Sephardic holiday celebrations and other functions,
 including funerals and the Sahbbat dairy brunch known as Desayuno.

 The eggs are simmered on the stove or in the oven for at least 8
 hours, which turns the albumen brown, darkens the yolk slightly, and
 gives the entire egg a creamy texture and deliciously rich, lemon
 flavor. Sometimes, the eggs are cooked with onion skins, so that the
 shells take on a warm, brown hue.

 During Pesach, huevos haminados are on most Sphardic Seder tables.
 Before eating them, some families use the unshelled eggs for a
 friendly competition. Each Seder guest taps his or her egg against
 those of the other participants, until only one egg with an uncracked
 shell remains -- and the owner is declared "the winner". The eggs
 are then served with Bimuelos De Massa, as the first course of dinner.

 Source: The Jewish Holiday Cookbook, Gloria Kaufer Greene, author

 Typed in MM format by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS.
 U/L to NCE by Burt Ford 1/97.

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