Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs)
Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs)

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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. Traditional tea eggs are usually heating on a stove and has been boiled for quite a long time, possibly server hours.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):
  1. Take For the eggs:
  2. Get 6 cups boiled kettle water
  3. Prepare 7-8 eggs
  4. Make ready 1 large mixing bowl, filled with ice cold water
  5. Take Egg marinade:
  6. Make ready Wrapped in muslin
  7. Prepare 2 starainse
  8. Prepare 1 cinnamon stick
  9. Prepare 2 slides of ginger
  10. Take 2 black tea bags or 1 tablespoon loose leaves
  11. Make ready 2 bay leaves
  12. Take 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns
  13. Prepare In the pot:
  14. Get 4 tablespoons light soya suace
  15. Prepare 2 tablespoons dark soya sauce
  16. Make ready 2 tablespoon sugar
  17. Get 1 tablespoon salt

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. I say "reasonably authentic" because the original recipe calls for Lapsang Souchong, which imparts a delicately smoky flavour, but as this was my first attempt at marbling eggs I opted for a basic black tea.

Instructions to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):
  1. In a medium sized pot, pour cold water and add the eggs. On medium high heat bring water to a boil, then reduce heat low. Tip: cook eggs for 5 minutes for soft boiled, 7 minutes for almost set, 10 minutes for hard boiled.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. With a teaspoon, gently crack the eggs (this creates the beautiful marbling effect), and place in a large jar or container.
  5. Pour the cooled down marinade into the container or jar. Fill unti 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.
  6. 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!

In Northern China you will find Tea Eggs (or Marbled Eggs) sold by street vendors and eaten as a common snack. While they are popular year-round, the are particularly traditional to eat during the Chinese New Year festivities. The eggs, with their golden color and design, symbolize gold nuggets. Sift the marinate and pour it over the eggs covering completely them. SERVING TEA EGGS Peel tea eggs just before serving, or present them unpeeled, letting the guests peel and discover a surprising marbled texture!

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