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Oriental Tea Leaf Eggs

By: jilloon  
"It may not sound edible, but trust me, once you start, you can't stop! The best part about the recipe, is that you can just leave the eggs alone, and they still come out perfect."

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Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
2 Hrs 45 Min
Ready In:
2 Hrs 55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 eggs
 

Ingredients

  • 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
  • 1/2 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon licorice root
  • 1 piece dried mandarin orange peel
  • 1 ounce Chinese rock sugar
  • 1/2 cup dark soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup light-colored soy sauce
  • 10 hard-cooked eggs

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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 Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 98 | Total Fat: 5.5g | Cholesterol: 212mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 24, 2008 by Mrs. Rieper 
I make something very similar to this. I don't use ginger only because I don't like it but... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2008 by Dreygan 
Very good recipe. My girlfriend and I have made tea eggs twice now and kind of merged this and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2009 by Avocat 
These are beautiful and delicious. The other recipe on the site for these eggs added 3 cups... MORE

 
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