The tips for making tea eggs are as follows:
Main ingredients: eggs, tea leaves.
Accessories: scallions, ginger slices, cinnamon, bay leaves, pepper, aniseed, dried red pepper, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce.
1. Wash the eggs first, wash them several times, and brush the eggshells with a brush.
2. Add water to the pot and put in the eggs. When boiling eggs, you must put them in cold water so that the eggshells can be easily peeled. It usually takes about 6-8 minutes to boil over high heat. It's cooked.
3. Then put it directly into another pot and crack the eggshell with a spoon. When the eggshell is cracked, it will naturally become delicious.
4. Add the prepared condiments, pour in water that has not covered the eggs, add half a bowl of light soy sauce, half a bowl of dark soy sauce, and two spoons of salt. Stir evenly until the color of the water becomes bright red. It's enough if it turns black. You need to add enough dark soy sauce, otherwise the eggs will not be colored easily. Continue to cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
5. After the pot is boiled, turn to low heat and simmer for about half an hour. If the aroma is rich and the color of the eggs has turned into brown, you can turn off the heat.
6. The tea eggs are ready.