Best Chinese Tea Eggs Marbled Eggs Recipes
MARBLED CHINESE TEA EGGS - HISTORY AND RECIPE
Here my recipe to prepare traditional Chinese tea eggs!
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- SPICED MARINATEFill a pot with 4 quarter of very cold water. Pour into the pot tea leaves, soy sauce, tamari, cane sugar, and all the spices. Place the pot over very low heat.
- BOILED EGGSPlace room-temperature eggs into another pot. Fill the pot with warm water and place over high heat. When the water starts to boil, set the heat in order to let the water strongly simmering. Count 7 mins to cook the eggs. When the eggs are ready, place the pot into the sink under running room temperature water. Turn the water into cold, gradually. Finally, place the eggs over a clean cloth or paper towels.
- CRACKING THE EGGSGently tap the eggs with a teaspoon cracking all the shell surface without cause any hole. Gently place the eggs into the marinate and bring to boil. When marinate starts to boil, set the heat in order to let simmering. Cook the eggs at least 40 mins, up to 1 hour. The more eggs simmer into the marinate, the more spider web texture will be accentuate once peeled.
- MARINATING TEA EGGSOnce cooked, Let the pot reach room temperature, then place the eggs into a ceramic or glass bowl. Sift the marinate and pour it over the eggs covering completely them. Store the tea eggs into the fridge at least 5 hours up to 2 days before serving.
- SERVING TEA EGGSPeel tea eggs just before serving, or present them unpeeled, letting the guests peel and discover a surprising marbled texture!
CHINESE TEA EGGS (MARBLED EGGS)
This is an authentic Tea Egg recipe from my friend in Sichuan, China. These are delicious as a snack, how they are commonly served, a popular street snack in China, or cut in half and placed in a bowl of noodles or porridge.
Provided by Lee Thayer @LeeNST
Categories Other Snacks
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place the unpeeled hard boiled eggs in a pot and cover with about 1-2 inches of water, then remove the eggs and set aside. This step is just to get the right water level in the pot.
- Add the rest of the ingredients, except the salt and eggs, to the water and bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
- While waiting on the water to boil, use the back of a knife or spoon and tap all over each egg, this makes the cracks needed for the marble effect.
- When the water is turned down to a simmer, place the eggs into the water with a slotted spoon. Simmer for 1 hour, then add the salt and simmer for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and leave the eggs in the liquid for 1-2 hours. At this point they are ready, and for a stronger flavor, refrigerate in the liquid overnight.
- Serve as a snack or with a noodle or porridge dish.
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