Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 4 black tea bags or 1 12 tablespoons loose black tea
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs, unpeeled
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, minced
  • 14 cup flaked crabmeat
  • 1 teaspoon yellow mustard

Method

  • Bring water to boil, turn off heat, add tea and steep for 5 min.
  • Roll eggs on counter to crack shells all over.
  • Do not peel.
  • Place eggs in tea, simmer 10 min.
  • remove from heat, let eggs cool in tea.
  • Refrigerate eggs in cooled liquid at least 1 hour.
  • Drain eggs, peel and blot dry.
  • Cut in half, scoop out yolks; mash and mix with remaining ingredients.
  • Refill egg halves with yolk mixture.