30th Recipe Marbled Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs

 

Ingredients:

8 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 3 cups water 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon black soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons black tea leaves 2 pods star anise 1 (2 inch) piece cinnamon stick 1 tablespoon tangerine zest

Directions:

1.

In a large saucepan, combine eggs and 1 teaspoon salt; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, drain, and cool. When cool, tap eggs with the back of a spoon to crack shells (do not remove shells).

2.

In a large saucepan, combine 3 cups water, soy sauce, black soy sauce, salt, tea leaves, star anise, cinnamon stick, and tangerine zest. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 3 hours. Remove from heat, add eggs, and let steep for at least 8 hours. These eggs look so pretty but not to pretty to eat! For black soy sauce we used mushroom soy sauce. You will need to go to a Chinese grocery to more varieties then what is at most local grocery stores.