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Finished Chinese tea eggs simmering in a street-vendor pan

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Tea Eggs

A reusable open-source recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Preparation: 30 minutesSimmering: 1 hour3Level 1

Gather first

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken eggs
  • 4 cups water
  • 3 tbsp Jasmine green tea leaves
  • ¼ tbsp dark soy sauce
  • ½ tsp minced ginger
  • ½ tsp minced garlic

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Make it

Method

  1. Bring water and spices to a boil.
  2. Add eggs, and boil for 3 minutes.
  3. Remove eggs from the liquid and roll them gently on a hard surface to crack the shell all over.
  4. Return the eggs to the pot of liquid, reduce to a simmer, and simmer for 1 hour.
  5. Reduce to low heat and allow eggs to sit in brine until served.