Serve these marbled Chinese Tea Eggs for breakfast during the Lunar New Year holiday and enjoy the most flavorful eggs you have ever tasted! Bonus, they are super easy and fun to make. To make this dish gluten-free, feel free to sub tamari for the soy sauce the recipe asks for. Pro tip: Make sure the cracks in the egg break the thin membrane between the egg white and the shell; otherwise, you won’t get that nice, distinctive marbling.
Start by boiling eggs, and once cool, gently crack the eggshell with a spoon. Try to create as many cracks as you can while making sure the eggshell remains intact. It’s OK if a few small pieces come off. Prepare the steeping liquid and add eggs. Allow the egg to simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Turn off the heat and let the eggs continue to steep until ready to serve. Peel the eggs and serve. Easy!
To make the Chinese Tea Eggs, you will need the following ingredients:
Place 6 eggs in a saucepan with cold water, enough that the eggs are covered by about ½ inch. Cover with a lid and bring to a rolling boil. Once boiling starts, remove the saucepan from heat and let the eggs stand in the hot water for about 15-20 minutes.
Remove the eggs from the saucepan and reserve the water. Rinse the eggs with cold water.
Gently tap the hard-boiled eggs with the back of a spoon until the entire surface is lightly cracked. Make sure the shell remains intact.
Bring the reserved water in the saucepan back to a boil and add 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, ½ cup brewed black tea, 2 whole star anise pods broken into pieces, and 1 cinnamon stick.
Add the eggs and simmer on low, stirring occasionally, for 2 hours. Turn off the heat and let the eggs steep in the hot liquid for stronger flavor until ready to serve.
Remove the shells and serve.
These savory Chinese Tea Eggs are steeped in a flavorful concoction of black tea, soy sauce, and spices such as star anise and cinnamon. With a beautiful marble pattern and flavorful yolk, these eggs are both fun to cook and eat. Give this recipe a go soon, and please come back to leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Your eggs came out really nicely marbled! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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