Cha Ye Dan Recipe (Chinese Tea Eggs)

Cha Ye Dan Recipe (Chinese Tea Eggs)

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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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Cooking tools:

  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Stove
  • Pot
  • Mixing bowl
  • Colander
  • Spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon

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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