Tea Eggs 茶叶蛋 - Chinese Recipe

Tea Eggs 茶叶蛋

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Ingredients

• 12 eggs
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
• 2 tsp salt
• 3 black tea bags
• 2 star anise
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp five-spice

Method

1. Step 1 — Hard-boil eggs 8 min. Cool; crack shells all over with spoon (do not peel).
2. Simmering — Simmer all other ingredients with 1L water 10 min. Add cracked eggs; simmer 1 hour.
3. Cooling — Cool eggs in liquid; refrigerate overnight.
4. Peeling — Peel to reveal marbled pattern.

Tags: eggs, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, black tea bags, star anise · Source: Brittani's Almanac