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Marbled Chinese Tea-Infused Eggs

Appetizer 🧄Breakfast 🍳Side Dish 🥗Snack 🍿 Chinese 🇨🇳 High-Protein 💪Low-CarbKeto 🥩Vegetarian 🥦

Marbled Chinese Tea-Infused Eggs feature tender hard-cooked eggs steeped in a fragrant blend of black tea, soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, and bright tangerine zest. The infusion creates a gently seasoned yolk and a striking marbled exterior with warm, aromatic notes. Serve them as a snack, part of a lunch spread, or as a flavorful appetizer for gatherings.

  • Prep20 min
  • Cook3 hr
  • Serves8
  • DifficultyEasy
Marbled Chinese Tea-Infused Eggs
  1. 1

    Assemble all the ingredients.

  2. 2

    In a large saucepan, combine 3 cups water, tea leaves, soy sauce, black soy sauce, zest, cinnamon stick, star anise, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 3 hours.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, put the eggs and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt in a medium pot; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

  4. 4

    Take off the heat, drain, and let cool. Gently tap the cooled eggs with the back of a spoon to crack the shells; do not remove the shells.

  5. 5

    Take the saucepan off the heat. Add the eggs and let them steep for at least 8 hours, or for a richer flavor, up to 1 1/2 days.

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