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Chinese marbled tea eggs are almost too pretty to eat. (Almost.) If they didn't make such a great afternoon snack — with their subtle savory flavor and satisfyingly firm texture — I might be tempted to just admire them from afar. Chinese tea eggs are easy to make and are a fun upgrade to your usual lunchbox hard-boiled eggs. Don't wait for a special occasion — here's how to make a.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):
- Get For the eggs:
- Get 6 cups boiled kettle water
- Make ready 7-8 eggs
- Make ready 1 large mixing bowl, filled with ice cold water
- Get Egg marinade:
- Take Wrapped in muslin
- Take 2 starainse
- Get 1 cinnamon stick
- Prepare 2 slides of ginger
- Make ready 2 black tea bags or 1 tablespoon loose leaves
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Get 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
- Take In the pot:
- Make ready 4 tablespoons light soya suace
- Take 2 tablespoons dark soya sauce
- Take 2 tablespoon sugar
- Get 1 tablespoon salt
Chinese tea eggs are packed with flavour and have a beautiful marble look. Chinese Tea Eggs are hardboiled then the shells are gently cracked with a spoon to allow a soaking liquid of black tea and spices to seep inside and color the eggs where they are cracked. When eaten the eggs bear a gentle flavor of the soaking liquid of black tea, star anise, cinnamon, and in my version Szechuan peppercorns, Chinese Five Spice. Marinated is a common way to serve eggs in Asia.
Steps to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):
- In a medium sized pot, pour cold water and add the eggs. On medium high heat bring water to a boil, then reduce heat low. Tip: cook eggs for 5 minutes for soft boiled, 7 minutes for almost set, 10 minutes for hard boiled.
- Once the eggs are done, immediately transfer to ice cold water in a mixing bowl (this stops the eggs from cooking further) and let eggs cool down.
- In a muslin cloth, add the dry spice ingredients and tie together. Add the other marinade ingredients to the medium pot and place the muslin inside. On medium heat, bring to a boil and let the spices infuse. Once boiled, reduce the heat to very low and simmer for 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat and let the marinade cool down.
- With a teaspoon, gently crack the eggs (this creates the beautiful marbling effect), and place in a large jar or container.
- Pour the cooled down marinade into the container or jar. Fill unti the eggs are completely covered. Place in the fridge and leave for 1 day. The longer the eggs are left in the marinade the deeper the flavour becomes. The eggs will last for 4 - 5 days in the refrigerator.
- Gently peel the eggs to reveal the marble pattern. With a sharp knife cut the eggs in half. Serve on it's own as a snack, with a stew or in a ramen soup noodle. I go for a softer boiled egg as I prefer the Onsen-style glazed yolk!
Depending on the country, different spices and technique are utilized to prepare the marinate. In Japan, the eggs are marinate in cold Cha-shu pork, a special broth made for ramen, flavored with ginger, oyster sauce and sake. The eggs steed in Cha-shu pork are soft and moisty in the middle. To make hard-boiled eggs, place eggs in a pot of cold water and boil on the stove. Tea Eggs; Marbled Eggs; Marbled Tea Eggs; The eggs are boiled and marinated overnight in a mixture black tea, soy sauce, and spices.
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