Marbled Tea Eggs

Traditional tea eggs are usually heating on a stove and has been boiled for quite a long time possibly server hours.

Marbled tea eggs.

Marbled chinese tea eggs are a traditional lucky food for chinese new year. Eggs are braised with spices and chinese teas thus have a unique and strong tea flavor. The eggs with their golden color and design symbolize gold nuggets. They are easy to make filling the kitchen with exotic smells of star anise cinnamon black tea chinese five spice and orange peel.

Marbled tea eggs two versions 茶叶蛋 probably the best way to enjoy hard boiled eggs. This not only gives the peeled eggs their lovely marbled look but also infuses them with a subtle savory flavor. While they are popular year round the are particularly traditional to eat during the chinese new year festivities. In northern china you will find tea eggs or marbled eggs sold by street vendors and eaten as a common snack.

Remove the eggs leaving the water in the pot and let cool under running cool water. First you hard boil the eggs and then you crack the shells and simmer them in a marinade of tea soy sauce and spices. As a result the egg white becomes quite rubber like and the yolk becomes quite hard and dry. Chinese tea eggs are packed with flavour and have a beautiful marble look.

Bring the pot to a boil lower the heat and let simmer for 3 minutes. Chinese tea egg is a famous chinese street food which is also known as marbled egg.