Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Recipe: Chinese Herbal/Marble Tea Eggs 茶叶蛋




Ingredients:
  1. 12 eggs, washed/wiped clean
  2. 5g (4 pods) star anise, broke to small pieces
  3. 5g (2 tsp) sichuan peppercorn, crushed
  4. 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder or 2 cinnamon sticks 
  5. 6 bay leaves
  6. 4 black tea bags
  7. 30g (2 tbsp) sugar
  8. 12g (2 1/4tsp) salt
  9. 10g (2 tsp) soy sauce
  10. 15g (2 tsp) dark sauce
  11. 900g water

Steps:
  • Into a pot, add all ingredients *optional: put ingredients 2-6 into a muslin bag .
  • Bring it to boil, simmer for 10 mins. Off heat, rest 10 mins.
  • Crack all eggs *I used a metal spoon.
  • Bring it to boil. Off heat and set aside for further steeping (about 12 hours).
  • Heat it up again before serving.
  • Serve tea egg with some herbal tea.
  • Peel off the shell and enjoy!

Notes:
  • To reduce the waiting time, I would peel 6 eggs, removing the egg shells and shorten the steeping to 4 hours instead.
  • You may add more eggs in between, and transfer to a smaller pot when the amount has reduced.






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