International Calendar 2009 - China Recipes - Cha ye dan/Tea Eggs

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon black tea leaves or 1 tea bag
• 4 pieces star anise
• 1 small stick cinnamon or cassia bark
• 1 teaspoon cracked peppercorns (optional)
• 2 strips dried mandarin peel (optional)