Marble Tea Egg

This authentic recipe for chinese tea eggs yields not just a flavorful egg from lots of spices soy sauce and rice wine but also a soft yolk.

Marble tea egg.

Tea egg is a typical chinese savory food commonly sold as a snack in which a boiled egg is cracked slightly and then boiled again in tea and sauce or spices it is also known as marble egg because cracks in the egg shell create darkened lines with marble like patterns commonly sold by street vendors or in night markets in most chinese communities throughout the world it is also commonly. This will lead to a marble like pattern on the egg white when peeled. In addition egg yolks become less dry than the ones found in normal hard boil eggs. They are simmered in a savory liquid with star anise cinnamon sticks sichuan peppercorns and black tea until soaked with the flavors of the spices and a refreshing tea fragrance.

The tea egg marinating liquid if stored properly can be used more than once. Chinese tea eggs an authentic recipe. Marinate overnight for peeled eggs or 24 hours for cracked marble eggs. The cracked patterns from the broken shells make these quite attractive.

As a result the egg white becomes quite rubber like and the yolk becomes quite hard and dry. One of my favorite dishes when i head back home. Chinese tea eggs are hardboiled then the shells are gently cracked with a spoon to allow a soaking liquid of black tea and spices to seep inside and color the eggs where they are cracked. These chinese tea eggs last for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.

If you plan to do so. When eaten the eggs bear a gentle flavor of the soaking liquid of black tea star anise cinnamon and in my version szechuan peppercorns chinese five spice brown sugar and dried orange peel. Tea eggs are a year round street food in china but their mysterious marbled pattern and spiced flavor can impress dinner guests abroad. Chinese tea egg is a famous chinese street food which is also known as marbled egg.

You can store the leftover eggs in the marinade for 4 to 5 days in the fridge. Peel the eggs and enjoy them cold or at room temperature. These characteristics develop during a long simmer in tea soy sauce and various chinese spices. Eggs are braised with spices and chinese teas thus have a unique and strong tea flavor.

Chinese tea eggs are easy to make and are a fun upgrade to your usual lunchbox hard boiled eggs. Almost if they didn t make such a great afternoon snack with their subtle savory flavor and satisfyingly firm texture i might be tempted to just admire them from afar. Chinese marbled tea eggs are almost too pretty to eat. Prep time 1 d.

Recipe courtesy of mom. It combines hard boiled eggs with the subtle flavor of anise and the deep brown hues of black tea and soy. Traditional tea eggs are usually heating on a stove and has been boiled for quite a long time possibly server hours. 4 67 from 21 votes.