Chinese Tea Eggs

5 April 2017 - Chinese Tea Eggs

"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, sauce and/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." from Wikipedia.
PS. When my sister and I looking for supper on basement 1 Gurney Plaza there's a stall selling tea eggs. The eggs are cooked in giant rice cooker with the lid off so the sweet savory aroma attract the mall visitor. Regrettably we didn't try them =))

The recipe is from The Woks of Life

Chinese Tea Eggs

1 dozen eggs
2 slices of ginger
3 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
2 Tbsp black tea leaves
1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns
3 Tbsp light soy sauce
4 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp Shaoxing wine
7 cups water (deep enough so all eggs can submerge under liquid)