Tea Infused Herbal Egg. Chinese tea eggs were one of my favorite snacks growing up. Yes, while you might have been snacking on chips or cookies, back in China, we The tea eggs have a beautiful marbled surface. They are simmered in a savory liquid with star anise, cinnamon sticks, Sichuan peppercorns, and.
Infused Tea Eggs: Eggs are one of my favorite things to eat and cook with, they can take on so many different forms with different flavors. Tea eggs are a way to make tea-infused eggs, which sounds weird at first, but are actually really cool and really good. Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs - Eggs steeped in a tea-infused liquid. You can have Tea Infused Herbal Egg using 15 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Tea Infused Herbal Egg
- You need 6 of Eggs.
- It's of Herbs.
- It's of Chinese Tea (红茶）.
- It's of Radix Angelica Sinesis (当归) / Female Ginseng.
- Prepare of Radix Glycyrrhizae (甘草) / Liquorice.
- Prepare of Rhizoma Chuanxiong (川芎）.
- Prepare of Cortex Cinnamomi (肉桂) / Cinnamon.
- It's of Fructus Anisi Stellati (大茴香) / Star Anise.
- Prepare of Radix Rehmanniae (熟地）.
- You need of Rock Sugar (冰糖）.
- You need of Pepper (胡椒粒）.
- It's of Seasoning.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of light soy sauce.
- It's 2 tbsp of dark soy sauce.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of salt.
Tea leaf eggs are marbled in appearance and flavorful. This is an easy Chinese tea eggs or tea leaf eggs recipe. Try them and make a big batch for your family and I am sure they will enjoy them very much! These Tea Infused Marble Eggs would make an interesting alternative to the usual hard-cooked eggs served for afternoon tea and also for the Easter holiday.
Tea Infused Herbal Egg step by step
- Boil the eggs for 7 minutes. Remove skin. (You can leave the skin on but shells cracked if you like vein-like pattern on the egg. I prefer it smooth).
- Boil the seasoning. Add the tea leaves and herbs (optional). Turn off fire. Add the boiled eggs and let the flavours infuse for at least 2 hours or more. The longer true better. Serve warm with rice..
They are really simple to make, but they need time to sit, for at a least a day, to reach their potential in flavor and appearance. What I usually do is that I just throw the eggs in with the sauce in the initial boil and simmer for a few hours and just let it marinate in I love Chinese tea leaf eggs. Always takes longer to make than you'd think though. This version is okay but search around for other versions on the. Make your own marbled Tea Eggs subtly infused with an aromatic tea and spice blend.