Five-spice eggs are a famous snack in Nanjing. They belong to Jinling snacks and are one of the eight specialties of Qinhuai. They are also called spiced eggs and spiced tea eggs. The most valuable ingredient for spiced eggs is freshness. First wash the fresh eggs and cook them with water and salt. Then crack the shells to make them flavorful. Then add fennel, cloves, star anise, cinnamon, tangerine peel, tea leaves, soy sauce, Eight kinds of seasonings including salt are cooked over slow fire, and the cooking time will take longer to absorb the flavor.

Ingredients: several eggs, appropriate amounts of tea, pepper, aniseed, salt, and soy sauce.

Steps:

1. Wash the eggs, put them in a casserole with cold water and cook until they are medium-cooked. Use chopsticks or a spoon to crack the egg skin.

2. Put tea leaves, a small amount of peppercorns, aniseed, salt and soy sauce in a casserole, cook over slow fire for about 1 hour, until the egg skin turns brown. Red in color and salty in taste. You can also use a regular pot.

Nutritional value: Protein: Eggs are rich in high-quality protein. Each 100 grams of eggs contains 12.7 grams of protein. The protein contained in two eggs is roughly equivalent to 150 grams of fish or lean meat.

Method 2

Ingredients: 10 eggs, 1 star anise, 3 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, appropriate amount of ginger, appropriate amount of sugar, 30 grams of soy sauce, 5 grams of salt, and 15 grams of cooking wine.

Steps:

1. Wash the eggs first.

2. Put it in the pot and add enough water.

3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and cook for 5 minutes.

4. Take out the boiled eggs.

5. Add additional water to the pot and add ginger slices.

6. Add peppercorns, star anise, soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, and salt.

7. Add eggs.

8. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

9. Just wait until the soup becomes thicker.

10. Take it out and let it cool, cover it tightly and put it in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days before eating. The cooked eggs can also be eaten hot. It’s just better to leave it for a day to make it more flavorful.