Cha Ye Dan Recipe (Chinese Tea Eggs) | Saveur

Cha Ye Dan Recipe (Chinese Tea Eggs) | Saveur

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Cooked in a flavorful marinade of soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, these tea-stained eggs are a favorite everyday snack in China and Taiwan.

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp. fennel seeds
  • ½ tsp. black peppercorns
  • 8 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 star anise pods
  • 1 Tbsp. loose-leaf smoked tea, such as lapsang souchong
  • 8 large eggs

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