Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tea eggs (marbled tea eggs). One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
Marbled tea eggs begin with hard boiled eggs. You crack the eggs gently with the back of a metal spoon and then steep them in a fragrant mixture of soy sauce, tea, cinnamon, star anise, and Chinese five spice powder so the color seeps through the shells. 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 unique and strong tea flavor.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):
- Get For the eggs:
- Prepare 6 cups boiled kettle water
- Make ready 7-8 eggs
- Prepare 1 large mixing bowl, filled with ice cold water
- Get Egg marinade:
- Get Wrapped in muslin
- Get 2 staranise
- Get 1 cinnamon stick
- Take 2 slices ginger
- Get 2 black tea bags or 1 tablespoon loose leaves
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Make ready 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
- Get In the pot:
- Get 4 tablespoons light soy suace
- Make ready 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- Get 2 tablespoons sugar
- Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
- Take 2 cups water
Marbled tea eggs - two versions (茶叶蛋) Probably the best way to enjoy hard boiled eggs! Chinese tea eggs are packed with flavour and have a beautiful marble look. Marbled Chinese Tea Eggs are a traditional lucky food for Chinese New Year. Symbolizing fertility and wealth, they will be prominent on most menus.
Instructions to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):
- In a medium sized pot,. On medium high heat bring water to a boil, then reduce heat low. Add the eggs carefully to avoid Cracking. Tip: cook eggs for 5 minutes for soft boiled, 7 minutes for almost set, 10 minutes for hard boiled.
- 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.
- 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.
- With a teaspoon, gently crack the eggs (this creates the beautiful marbling effect), and place in a large jar or container.
- Pour the cooled down marinade into the container or jar. Fill until 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.
- 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!
Marbled Chinese Tea Eggs are a traditional lucky food for Chinese New Year. Symbolizing fertility and wealth, they will be prominent on most menus. They are easy to make filling the kitchen with exotic smells of star anise, cinnamon, black tea, Chinese five spice and orange peel. Chinese Tea Eggs are packed with flavor and have a beautiful marble look. Simmered in a savory liquid with star anise, cinnamon sticks, Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, and black tea, these lovely hard boiled eggs are bursting with flavor.
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