Here's a recipe that I've been using for a while that's turned out excellent, I thought pickled eggs would be a bit ordinary but they're bloody great :D
Ingredients
* 12 eggs
* 4 cups malt vinegar
* 3 cinnamon sticks
* 10 whole cloves
* 2t allspice
* 10 peppercorns
* 1 chilli pepper, finely chopped (optional)
Method
* Put the eggs in cold water, add a teaspoon of vinegar and bring them gently to a boil.
* Continue to boil for 10 minutes and then put them in a bowl of cold water.
* When they are cool enough to handle, peel off the shells and put them in clean jars (the larger the better).
* Heat the vinegar and the spices in the top of a double boiler (or one small pot inside another water filled pot).
* Remove from the heat as soon as the mixture comes to a boil.
* Allow the mixture to steep for two hours and then pour it over the eggs and seal the jars.
* Store at least 2 weeks in the pantry before eating.