Tea Eggs

| Cuisines | East Asian cuisines | Cuisine of Taiwan

Category: Taiwanese  ·  Serves 3  ·  Prep: 60 min

Ingredients

• 6 chicken eggs
• 4 cups water
• 3 tbsp Jasmine green tea leaves
• ¼ tbsp dark soy sauce
• ½ tsp minced ginger
• ½ tsp minced garlic

Instructions

1. Bring water and spices to a boil.
2. Add eggs, and boil for 3 minutes.
3. Remove eggs from the liquid and roll them gently on a hard surface to crack the shell all over.
4. Return the eggs to the pot of liquid, reduce to a simmer, and simmer for 1 hour.
5. Reduce to low heat and allow eggs to sit in brine until served.

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