Chinese Tea Eggs

Name: Chinese Tea Eggs
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 8 eggs; 2 tbsp black tea leaves; 4 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, Sichuan peppercorns, dried tangerine peel; 1 tbsp rock sugar

茶叶蛋/chah-yeh DAHN/

Also known as: Cha Ye Dan, Tea Eggs, Marbled Tea Eggs

About this dish

Hard-boiled eggs with cracked shells simmered in tea, soy sauce and spices, leaving a marbled pattern on the whites.

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Ingredients

🥚8 eggs

🍵2 tbsp black tea leaves

🫙4 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp dark soy sauce

🌟2 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, Sichuan peppercorns, dried tangerine peel

🍬1 tbsp rock sugar

Method

Serves 2

Boil the eggs for 8 minutes, cool and gently crack the shells all over with a spoon.

Bring water, tea, soy sauces, spices and sugar to the boil.

Add the eggs and simmer for 30 minutes.

Turn off the heat and leave the eggs to soak overnight.

Peel to reveal the marbled pattern and serve warm or cold.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cha ye dan are sold from simmering pots at convenience stores and street stalls across China and Taiwan.

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