Tea eggs

Tea eggs

Overview

Tea eggs - a famous Chinese snack and one of China's traditional foods. It is a kind of hard-boiled egg with tea leaves added during the cooking process. Because it is simple to make and easy to carry, it is often cooked and sold in small pots at stations, streets, and places with many tourists. It is of high quality and low price. It can be used as a meal or as a snack in your spare time. It is both practical and fun. Because tea has the function of refreshing the brain, a little tea is added during the boiling process to make the boiled eggs brown in color.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash the eggs.

    Tea eggs step 1
  2. Prepare seasoning.

    Tea eggs step 2
  3. Pour water into the pot, add all seasonings, and bring to a boil over high heat.

    Tea eggs step 3
  4. Add salt and eggs, cover the pot, and cook over medium heat for 3 or 4 minutes.

    Tea eggs step 4
  5. Gently crack each egg with the back of a spoon.

    Tea eggs step 5
  6. Cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes.

    Tea eggs step 6
  7. After turning off the heat, simmer for one night to absorb the flavor.

    Tea eggs step 7
  8. Finished product picture.

    Tea eggs step 8