A must-have delicacy for a spring outing ~ Spiced Tea Egg Eggs

Overview

Tea eggs are a very delicious street snack and one of the traditional Chinese foods. Five-spice tea eggs are not made with five-spice powder, but are made with five spices; the ingredients of tea eggs can be added according to your favorite taste.

Tags

• snacks
• home cooking
• breakfast
• egg
• fennel
• soy sauce

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 star anise, 3 grams of bay leaves, 15 peppercorns, 2 grams of cinnamon, 30 grams of sugar, 15 grams of salt, 10 grams of dark soy sauce, 30 grams of light soy sauce, 1000 grams of water, and 15 grams of Pu'er tea.

   

2. 2 Put the eggs in the pot, add cold water, the water should cover the eggs, set the heat to medium-low for 3 minutes, then turn to high heat for 5 minutes. Then crack the egg shells into grains and set aside.

   

3. 3 Put all the seasonings into a bowl and mix thoroughly. Put the spices into the bowl and soak them in water for 5 minutes and then wash them.

   

4. 4 The tea leaves I used are 3 small Tutu of Pu'er tea, which is exactly 15 grams (it can also be ordinary black tea leaves); I put the Pu'er tea and Sichuan peppercorns into the filter bag.

   

5. 5 Pour all the seasonings and water into the pot, add the spices together, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat for 5 minutes, add the cracked eggs, continue to cook over high heat for 5 minutes, turn to medium to low heat for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.

   

6. 6 After it cools down, put it in a clean large bowl or other container and let it soak for 10-18 hours.

   

7. 7 The five-spice tea egg balls are delicious and delicious.