1, boiled tea eggs with black tea is the best (Rizhao black tea, Qi Hong, Zhaoping red, Huo Hong, Dian Hong, Yue Hong, Quan Cheng red, Su Hong, Sichuan Hong, Ying Hong, Dongjiang Chu Yunxian black tea, etc.), black tea after fermentation, can be high temperature cooking and soaking, boiled out of the tea broth is bright red, color red, part of the tea will also come with some sweetness. And green tea, green tea soaked for a long time will make the eggs have an astringent flavor, affecting the taste of tea eggs, yellow tea, white tea, flower tea, black tea is not suitable for boiled eggs, boiled flavor will be very bitter.
2, five spice tea eggs required materials: eggs, 1 tablespoon of black tea, salt, peppercorns dozen, anise 3, cinnamon 1 section, 5-6 pieces of spices, 2-3 dried chili, 2 tablespoons of red soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, a few grains of icing sugar,
3, the practice: first of all, to the surface of the eggs clean, put the eggs into the pot, and then add the water, the water to be no more than the eggs, the water to boil, the water to boil, and the water to boil, the water to boil. Cook with low heat for 7-8 minutes. Fish out the eggs, put them in cold water, let the eggs cool down quickly, so that the eggs are good for peeling, and then, with a spoon, crack the eggshell, so that the eggs are easy to taste. Re-add water to the pot, add salt, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, coriander, dried chili, boil over high heat, add red soy sauce, soy sauce, rock sugar, wait until the rock sugar melts completely, put the eggs that have just cracked the skin into the pot, bring to a boil, and then turn to a low heat to cook slowly for 20 minutes. During the period, the tea eggs turned a few times, so that the eggs can be evenly flavored, to the time, turn off the fire, do not rush to take the tea eggs out, let the eggs in the soup soak for two hours in the flavor, so that the tea eggs will be more flavorful, like a stronger flavor, the eggs in the soup soak a night more flavorful. This makes the tea eggs inside and outside are particularly flavorful.