Tea Eggs

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Tea eggs. A recipe for creating century eggs starts with the infusion of 1 4 kg 3 lb of tea in boiling water. A common sight throughout china. In china tea eggs are a household treat. In the meantime prepare the sauce base by adding the rest of the ingredients to a medium pot.

Simplified version put the eggs at room temperature in a pot of cold water enough to cover them. Directions step 1 in a large saucepan combine eggs and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil reduce heat and. Put eggs back into a clean pot.

In fact there s a vendor just down the street from our apartment near where the local market is. When cool enough to touch gently crack the eggshells all around using the. Drain the eggs then cool under running water. Bring another pot of water to a boil for the eggs.

During the cooking process the cracks on the eggshell will cause the tea spice sauce to form a marble like pattern on the protein surface so it is also called marble eggs. To boil the eggs heat a pot of water enough to cover all the eggs over high heat until boiling. Cover with cold water. Instructions mix all the marinade ingredients in a small pot.

Fast food restaurants are regrettably ubiquitous in asia today but tea eggs are old school chinese fast food. To the tea 1 4 kg 3 lb of calcium oxide 3 2 kg or 7 lb if done in winter 4 1 kg 9 lb of sea salt and 3 2 kg 7 lb of ash from burned oak is mixed into a smooth paste. Turn to medium low heat. Turn to low heat.

They re sold all over china by street vendors especially at breakfast time. They are eaten year round and since eggs are a symbol of fertility tea eggs are a particularly auspicious food to make and eat during the chinese new year. Tea eggs made of eggs tea and spices. Enjoyed by chinese for centuries tea eggs are great hot or cold savored on a plate or eaten on the run.

Bring water to a boil then reduce the. Tea eggs in a metal bowl over heat source. Boil 5 minutes for soft boiled eggs 7 minutes. Step 2 in a large saucepan combine 3 cups water soy sauce black soy sauce salt tea leaves star anise cinnamon.

Once boiling gently and. In china tea eggs are mostly eaten as a simple snack on their own or sometimes served along with a bowl of rice or congee. Tea eggs are basically hard boiled eggs infused with the flavors of chinese tea spices like star anise and cloves and soy sauce. Pat tanumihardja author of the asian grandmothers cookbook and blogger behind the smithsonian s pickles and tea blog told me that you can even buy tea eggs from street vendors and convenience stores in china.

They also make fantastic airplane food. It is named since the eggs were boiled in the tea spice sauce and make the egg have a flavor of the tea. They make a satisfying portable breakfast or wholesome snack for cleansing month.