Oriental Tea Leaf Eggs

Name: Oriental Tea Leaf Eggs
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon black tea leaves; 2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks; 4 whole star anise pods; 1 tablespoon five-spice powder; 6 whole cloves; 1 slice fresh ginger root; 1/2 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns; 1 teaspoon licorice root; 1 piece dried mandarin orange peel; 1 ounce Chinese rock sugar; 1/2 cup dark soy sauce; 1/3 cup light-colored soy sauce; 10 hard-cooked eggs

13 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon black tea leaves
2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
4 whole star anise pods
1 tablespoon five-spice powder
6 whole cloves
1 slice fresh ginger root
1/2 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns
1 teaspoon licorice root
1 piece dried mandarin orange peel
1 ounce Chinese rock sugar
1/2 cup dark soy sauce
1/3 cup light-colored soy sauce
10 hard-cooked eggs

Directions

1

Place the tea, cinnamon, star anise, five-spice, cloves, ginger, peppercorns, licorice, orange peel, rock sugar, dark soy sauce, and light soy sauce in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, lightly tap the hard-cooked eggs to crack the shells all over. The soy sauce will penetrate the cracks, and color the egg white.
2

Place the eggs in the simmering liquid, and cook for 30 minutes, then remove from the heat, and let the eggs stand in the liquid for 2 hours off the heat. After 2 hours, drain the eggs, chill, and peel.