Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs)
Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs)

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Chinese Tea Egg is a famous Chinese street food which is also known as marbled egg. Eggs are braised with spices and Chinese teas thus have a Traditional tea eggs are usually heating on a stove and has been boiled for quite a long time, possibly server hours. As a result, the egg white becomes.

Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have 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):
  1. Take For the eggs:
  2. Prepare 6 cups boiled kettle water
  3. Prepare 7-8 eggs
  4. Take 1 large mixing bowl, filled with ice cold water
  5. Get Egg marinade:
  6. Make ready Wrapped in muslin
  7. Make ready 2 starainse
  8. Take 1 cinnamon stick
  9. Prepare 2 slides of ginger
  10. Get 2 black tea bags or 1 tablespoon loose leaves
  11. Make ready 2 bay leaves
  12. Take 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
  13. Prepare In the pot:
  14. Make ready 4 tablespoons light soya suace
  15. Make ready 2 tablespoons dark soya sauce
  16. Make ready 2 tablespoon sugar
  17. Prepare 1 tablespoon salt

This not only gives the peeled eggs their lovely marbled look, but also infuses them with a subtle savory flavor. Tea egg is a typical Chinese savory food commonly sold as a snack, in which a boiled egg is cracked slightly and then boiled again in tea, and sauce or spices. It is also known as marble egg because cracks in the egg shell create darkened lines with marble-like patterns. The tea eggs have a beautiful marbled surface.

Instructions to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. With a teaspoon, gently crack the eggs (this creates the beautiful marbling effect), and place in a large jar or container.
  5. 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.
  6. 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!

They are simmered in a savory liquid with star anise, cinnamon sticks, Sichuan peppercorns, and black tea until soaked with the flavors of the spices and a refreshing tea fragrance. This Marbled Tea Egg recipe serves up eggs with a beautiful marbled surface. They are simmered in a savory liquid with star anise, cinnamon sticks, Sichuan peppercorns, and black tea until soaked with the flavors of the spices and a refreshing tea fragrance. They look beautiful and taste divine! What I usually do is that I just throw the eggs in with the sauce in the initial boil and simmer for a few hours and just let it marinate in The appearance is of delicate marble eggs.

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