Chinese Tea Eggs (Marbled Eggs)

Name: Chinese Tea Eggs (Marbled Eggs)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 5-6 hard boiled eggs (or 15 to 20 hard boiled quail eggs); 1 tablespoon loose tea leaves (or 2 tea bags); 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rock sugar; 3 pieces whole star anise; 1 stick cinnamon; 1 teaspoon peppercorns (Sichuan if you can find that); 3 slices fresh ginger; 3 bay leaves; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Chinese Tea Eggs (Marbled Eggs) was pinched from <a href="http://thailand1dollarmeals.com/recipe/chinese-tea-eggs-marbled-eggs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thailand1dollarmeals.com.</a>

"Tea eggs are a popular Chinese street snack. I have heard of these, never had one until today, 24 Oct 2017, and they are good! Wonderful flavor. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section...."

INGREDIENTS

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5-6 hard boiled eggs (or 15 to 20 hard boiled quail eggs)

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1 tablespoon loose tea leaves (or 2 tea bags)

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1 tablespoon light soy sauce

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1 tablespoon dark soy sauce

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1 tablespoon rock sugar

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3 pieces whole star anise

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1 stick cinnamon

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1 teaspoon peppercorns (Sichuan if you can find that)

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3 slices fresh ginger

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3 bay leaves

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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