Tea Leaf Eggs

Tea Leaf Eggs

Recipe by jilloon from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Appetizer 3 Hr. 55 Mins.

Ingredients

10

10 servings

  • 1 tablespoon black tea leaves
  • 2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
  • 4 whole star anise pods
  • 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 1 slice fresh ginger root
  • ½ teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon licorice root
  • 1 piece dried mandarin orange peel
  • 1 ounce Chinese rock sugar
  • ½ cup dark soy sauce
  • ⅓ cup light-colored soy sauce
  • 10 hard-cooked eggs

Instructions

  • Place the tea, cinnamon, star anise, five-spice, cloves, ginger, peppercorns, licorice, orange peel, rock sugar, dark soy sauce, and light soy sauce in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly tap the hard-cooked eggs to crack the shells all over. The soy sauce will penetrate the cracks, and color the egg white.
  • Place the eggs in the simmering liquid, and cook for 30 minutes, then remove from the heat, and let the eggs stand in the liquid for 2 hours off the heat. After 2 hours, drain the eggs, chill, and peel.

Nutritional Facts

Per 10 servings

  • Calories: 98
  • Carbohydrate: 6g
  • Fat: 6g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 7g
  • Sugar: 3g

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