tea eggs

By VicentaLakin

tea eggs

Recipe Recommendations

  • eggs appropriate amount
  • pepper appropriate amount
  • octagonal appropriate amount
  • cinnamon appropriate amount
  • black tea appropriate amount
  • soy sauce appropriate amount
  • salt appropriate amount
  • sugar appropriate amount

Steps for tea eggs

  • 1
    Add appropriate amount of water to the pan, add pepper, star anise, and cinnamon, heat and boil, turn off the heat for 5 minutes.
  • 2
    Add the tea leaves, soak them, and cool them. Add soy sauce, salt (as much as possible), sugar, and then add raw eggs.
  • 3
    Bring to a boil over high heat and reduce the heat for 10 minutes and then turn off the heat.
  • 4
    Break the egg shell with a spoon, return it to the pan and continue to cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat. (It is recommended to knock the egg shell again after completing it.) Soak for more than one day.