RCI-BF.001.0151.001

Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs

Name: Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cantonese
Ingredients: 8 unit eggs; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 cups water; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon black soy sauce; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons black tea leaves; 2 unit pods star anise; 1 unit (2 inch) piece cinnamon stick; 1 tablespoon tangerine zest

Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs from the Recidemia collection

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

eggs
8 unit
salt
1 teaspoon
water
3 cups
soy sauce
1 tablespoon
black soy sauce
1 tablespoon
salt
1/4 teaspoon
black tea leaves
2 tablespoons
pods star anise
2 unit
(2 inch) piece cinnamon stick
1 unit
tangerine zest
1 tablespoon

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs

Ingredients

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