Ingredients
⅓ cup mayonnaise
1 large shallot, minced
6 slices bacon, cooked until crisp and finely chopped
6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and split length-wise
1 tsp Dijon mustard, heaping
1 tsp white wine vinegar
salt , to taste
freshly ground black pepper , to taste
12 drops Tabasco sauce , or Paprika
Preparation
In a medium-size bowl, mash the egg yolks with a fork.
Add the bacon, shallot, mayonnaise, mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper and Tabasco. If desired, fill a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe the yolk mixture back into the egg whites.
Or use a small spoon to fill the whites.
Sprinkle with paprika and serve.
