Southern-Style Egg Salad

Ingredients

• 6 large eggs
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sweet India pickle relish
• 2 teaspoons yellow mustard
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 dashes hot sauce (such as Tabasco®)

Steps

1. Cover eggs with water in a saucepan, bring to a low boil, let boil slowly for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
2. Transfer eggs to ice water to chill for 5 minutes; peel. Grate eggs into a medium mixing bowl and add mayonnaise, relish, mustard, sugar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Mix well.
3. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.