Chinese Tea Eggs Recipe (Cha Ye Dan)

Full recipe on Feeding Fen

Ingredients

• 6 eggs

• 1tbsp loose black tea

• 1tbsp light soy sauce

• 1tbsp dark soy sauce

• 1tbsp sugar

• 3 star anises

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 3 slices of ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

• Place eggs in a saucepan with cold water and bring to the boil over a medium-high flame. Cover, remove from heat, and set aside for 10 minutes

• Remove from the pan (but keep the water) and cool under cold water. Use a spoon to carefully crack the shells evenly all over the eggs

• Put the eggs back in the pan in the same water, along with the rest of the ingredients. Bring to boil then simmer for an hour

• Take the pan away from the heat and leave the eggs to soak for another hour

• Take out the water, peel off the shells (or leave them on if you wish) and serve

bon appetit