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 easy to cook at home and serves as breakfast for the next morning.
Egg
Black tea bag
Cinnamon stick
Star anise
Myrcia
Soy Sauce
Water
Step 1 Boil the egg in cold water with high-level heat and wait 5-6 minutes after the water boiled.
Step 2 Put the boiled egg into cold water to cool down and use the back of the spoon to crack the egg. Egg should be cracked gently and evenly. The more cracks you made, the more flavor you’ll get.
Step 3 Put the egg into the pot and boil with water, black tea bag, cinnamon stick, star anise, myrcia, and soy sauce. The amount of ingredients should depend on the number of eggs.
Step 4 Start with high-level heat until boiled. Then turn to mid-level heat and boil for 30 minutes.
Step 5 Take out all the ingredient and left the egg in the pot for several hours to be tasty.