Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, tea eggs (marbled tea eggs). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Great Range for Kitchen & Home Online. Free UK Delivery on Eligible Orders! Drain the eggs then cool under running water. Put eggs back into a clean pot.

Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):

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

Traditional tea eggs are usually heating on a stove and has been boiled for quite a long time, possibly server hours. Eggs simmering in the tea broth. Cover the eggs with cold water, put the lid on and bring to the boil over a high heat. Marbled tea eggs begin with hard boiled eggs.

Instructions to make Tea eggs (marbled tea eggs):

1. In a medium sized pot,. On medium high heat bring water to a boil, then reduce heat low. Add the eggs carefully to avoid Cracking. 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 until 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!

Cover the eggs with cold water, put the lid on and bring to the boil over a high heat. Marbled tea eggs begin with hard boiled eggs. You crack the eggs gently with the back of a metal spoon and then steep them in a fragrant mixture of soy sauce, tea, cinnamon, star anise, and Chinese five spice powder so the color seeps through the shells. The aroma and faint flavor of the tea, soy sauce, and spices turn an ordinary snack into an extraordinary one. This Chinese tea eggs recipe makes marbled eggs - aromatic boiled eggs that have a marbled appearance when peeled.

So that’s going to wrap it up for this special food tea eggs (marbled tea eggs) recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I’m confident you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!