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Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs

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680 min

Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs

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Time

680 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

76

Rating

4.00★ (36)

Cuisine

Chinese
Author: Victoria Buriak
Tea eggs are one of my favorite dishes and traditional lucky food to make for the Lunar New Year. These hard-boiled eggs are subtly flavored with anise and have a deep brown hue from black tea and soy. The marbled patterns from the cracked shells make these quite attractive. I eat them chilled and sliced in quarters as a side dish, appetizer, or snack. Recipe courtesy of Mom.

Ingredients

  • water: 3 cups
  • black tea leaves: 2 Tbsp
  • soy sauce: 1 Tbsp
  • black soy sauce: 1 Tbsp
  • tangerine zest: 1 Tbsp
  • cinnamon stick: 1 piece (2 inch piece)
  • star anise: 2 pods
  • salt: 1.25 tsp (divided)
  • eggs: 8 piece

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  1. Combine 3 cups water, tea leaves, soy sauce, black soy sauce, zest, cinnamon stick, star anise, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 3 hours.
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  2. Meanwhile, place eggs and remaining 1 teaspoon salt into a medium pot; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and cool. Tap cooled eggs with the back of a spoon to crack shells; do not remove shells.
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  3. Remove the saucepan from heat. Add eggs and let steep for at least 8 hours.
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