Braised Tea Eggs

By Tiffy Cooks

5 from 2 votes

Whenever you walk into a 7-11 in Taiwan, you can smell the delicious Braised Tea Eggs simmering away in the corner right away. Braised Tea eggs are a savory, flavorful, and SUPER delicious snack that I had almost every single day growing up in Taiwan. It is easy, vegetarian friendly, and inexpensive to make, and trust me when I say your kitchen will be smelling like food heaven for the whole day when making Tea Eggs! If you are missing traveling, making Tea Eggs will bring you right back to Asia!

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Prep Time:10

Cook Time:1

Total Time:1 10

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Taiwanese

Diet: Vegetarian

Keyword: Asian Recipe Easy, asian snack, Easy Recipes, easy snack, egg recipe, Eggs, marinated egg

Servings: Eggs

Calories: 83kcal

Ingredients

12 Eggs
¼ cup Soy Sauce
5 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
3.5 cups Water
8 cloves Garlic peeled
2 bags Black Tea
1 Cinnamon Stick
2 Bay Leaf
3 Star Anise
2 tbsp Sugar or Rock Sugar

Instructions

Boil the eggs for 10 minutes; after 10 minutes, let them rest in cold water.
In a pot, add in soy sauce, dark soy sauce, water, garlic, tea bags, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, star anise, and sugar. Bring it to a simmer and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Using the back of the spoon, lightly crack the egg. You want to break enough so the broth will go into the egg and not too much, so the shell falls off. Make tiny cracks all over the egg.
After 5 minutes, turn the heat down to low and add in the eggs. Depending on how big your pot is, you want to make sure all the eggs are in the sauce. If not all the egg is in the sauce, add in more water. Put the lid on and let it simmer for 1 hour.
After 1 hour, you are ready to eat! You can also let it simmer for longer or turn the heat off and let it marinate overnight.

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Notes

Here is a pro-tip, do not through away the broth after braising the tea eggs. The broth is what is known as the “golden sauce.” You can braise so many other things in there afterward, such as meat, more eggs, marinated tofu, or quail eggs! If you don’t want to use it right away, store it in a ziplock bag and freeze it until you are ready to use it again.

Nutrition

Calories: 83kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 7gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 755mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 240IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg