Chinese Tea Eggs

Prep: 10 Mins

Cook: 2 1/2 hours

Serves: 6

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This recipe leaves you with attractively marbled eggs and a deep flavour from the tea and spices.

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Chinese Tea Eggs

Ingredients:

Chinese Tea Eggs

12 hard boiled eggs

2 star anise

2 tbsp sea salt

4 tbsp Chinese light soy sauce

4 tbsp Chinese jasmine tea leaves

Method:

Chinese Tea Eggs

Crack the hard boiled eggs lightly on a hard surface or hitting gently with a teaspoon to create small cracks evenly over the shell
Place star anise into a mortar and break into rough pieces with a pestle
Place eggs, star anise, salt, soy sauce and tea leaves into a pot and cover with cold water
Bring to the boil and simmer gently for about two hours, topping up water to keep the eggs submerged
Leave the eggs to cool in the cooking liquid, place into the refrigerator for twelve hours for the flavour to truly penetrate
When the eggs are peeled they have a very attractive marble effect and are a tasty snack or addition to any picnic or barbecue