Tea Eggs

Hard-boiled eggs with crackled shells steeped in tea, soy and star anise until marbled.

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Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 2 tbsp black tea leaves
• 2 star anise
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp Chinese five spice
• 750 ml water
• 1 tbsp sugar

How to make Tea Eggs

1. Boil the eggs, cool, then gently crack the shells all over.
2. Simmer the eggs in the water with the tea, soy, spices and sugar.
3. Leave to steep in the liquid in the fridge overnight.