Tea Leaf Eggs Recipe

Place the tea cinnamon star anise five-spice cloves ginger peppercorns licorice orange peel rock sugar dark soy sauce and light soy sauce in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile lightly tap the hard-cooked eggs to crack the shells all over. The soy sauce will penetrate the cracks and color the egg white.

Place the eggs in the simmering liquid and cook for 30 minutes then remove from the heat and let the eggs stand in the liquid for 2 hours off the heat. After 2 hours drain the eggs chill and peel.