Recipe

Tea Leaf Eggs

Name: Tea Leaf Eggs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 680 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 2 tablespoons black tea leaves; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon black soy sauce; 1 tablespoon tangerine zest; 1 (2-inch) piece cinnamon stick; 2 pods star anise; 1 ¼ teaspoons salt, divided; 8 large eggs

These tea eggs are one of my favorite dishes and traditional lucky food to make for the Lunar New Year. The 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. Recipe courtesy of Mom.

Prep 20mCook 180mTotal 200mServes 8

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Instructions

1
Gather all ingredients.Allrecipes /Qi Ai
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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.Allrecipes /Qi Ai
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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.Allrecipes /Qi Ai
4
Remove from heat, drain, and cool. Tap cooled eggs with the back of a spoon to crack shells; do not remove shells.Allrecipes /Qi Ai
5
Remove the saucepan from the heat. Add eggs and let steep for at least 8 hours, or for a richer flavor, up to 1 ½ days.Allrecipes /Qi Ai

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