Secret soft-boiled tea eggs

Overview

Fried tea eggs have become very popular recently, rising from an inconspicuous snack to a top-tier delicacy. Everyone has eaten tea eggs, but have you ever eaten the watery ones? If you haven’t tried it before, hurry up and try it with Xi’er, the secret recipe will definitely not let you down!

Tags

• staple food
• home cooking
• cao guo
• cinnamon
• egg
• light soy sauce
• oolong tea
• star anise
• sugar
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• fragrant leaves
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Let’s prepare the spices first, which are commonly used stew ingredients at home, including bay leaves, star anise, peppercorns, cinnamon, and grass fruits. (This amount is for four to five pickled eggs. If you make more eggs, you will need to double the amount except Caoguo.)

   

2. 2 Add the five-color spices to the pot and cook over low heat for ten minutes. (The amount of water should be added according to the container you use to pickle tea eggs. It is best not to add too much, as it will dilute the concentration.)

   

3. 3 I prepared oolong tea, and I even took some Tieguanyin. Only the best tea leaves have the best aroma. Hehe, it’s such a waste, such a sin~ (As for the choice of tea, let’s use it as we please based on the principle of not wasting, hehe~)

   

4. 4 After the spices are cooked for 10 minutes, add the tea leaves, continue to cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and let cool. (Yes, the marinade needs to be cooled before use.)

   

5. 5 Add a small spoonful of salt, a small spoonful of sugar, and a spoonful of light soy sauce to the cooked spices. The amount of salt can be increased or decreased according to your own taste.

   

6. 6 Here comes the key step, boiling the eggs. Some parents will say, boil eggs, who can't! But the key to not having a cold heart lies in this step. Eggs should be at room temperature. If your eggs are refrigerated, please take them out in advance. Otherwise, it will be difficult to control the maturity after being cooked, and it will break. Everyone must remember that when the water is boiling, add the eggs. The eggs should be completely submerged in the water. Boil them for 7 minutes and remove them from the cold water. (For the sake of relaxation, please start the timer, no more or less will do!)

   

7. 7 Peel the eggs after they are cooled. Since they are soft-boiled, it is not easy to peel them. You can do this by immersing them in water. Put the cooled eggs into a crisper, add marinade, put them in the refrigerator, and let them marinate overnight.

   

8. 8 The spa-made eggs are rich in fragrance and have a flowing liquid. Hehe, the fried chicken is delicious!