Chinese Tea Eggs (adopted from steamykitchen.com)

Ingredients:

  • 6 Eggs
  • 3/4 Cup Soy Sauce
  • 2 Star Anise
  • 2 Tablespoons Black Tea (We Used Pu-Erh)
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • 1 Teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Comet Tail Or Sichuan Peppercorn (Optional)
  • 2 Strips Dried Tangerine Or Mandarin Orange Peel (Optional)

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Directions:

  • 1. Gently place the eggs in a medium pot and fill with water to cover the eggs by 1-inch. Bring the pot to a boil, lower the heat and let simmer for 3 minutes. Remove the eggs (leaving the water in the pot) and let cool under running cool water. Peel the egg shells.
  • 2. To the same pot with the boiling water, return the eggs and add in the remaining ingredients. Bring the mixture to a boil and immediately turn the heat to low. Simmer for 40 minutes, cover with lid and let eggs steep for a few hours. The longer you steep, the more flavorful and deeply colored the tea eggs will be.
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