
Tea Leaf Eggs
Level
easy
Cooking
70 min
Preparation
20 min
Ingredients
Servings
4
Eggs | 6 |
Water | 2 cups |
Soy Sauce | 3 tbsp |
Chinese Pu-Erh Tea Leaf | 2 tbsp |
Cinnamon stick | 1 |
Star Anise | 1 |
Cloves | 2 |
Chinese Five-Spice Powder | 1⁄4 tsp |
Sugar | 1⁄2 tsp |
How to cook
Step 1
- Add 4 cups of water to a medium pot bring it to a boil. Gently drop in the eggs and boil for 7 minutes.
Step 2
- Transfer the hard-boiled eggs out of the hot boiling water and rinse them with cold water.
Step 3
- Using the back of a teaspoon, gently tap the eggshell to crack the shell.
Step 4
- Return the eggs to the water and add in the remaining ingredients. Bring the tea mixture to a boil and immediately turn the heat to low.
Step 5
- Simmer for at least 1 hour (the longer the simmering, the better the taste). Add more water if needed.
Step 6
- Leave the tea eggs in the mixture overnight to develop more flavour.
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