How to make secret soft-boiled tea eggs

Nowadays, more and more restaurants are doing group buying, but the quality is getting worse and worse. You may spend a lot of money but not be able to eat delicious food, which is really hateful. So at this time, it is necessary for you to master some delicious cooking methods yourself. Below, I will introduce to you the secret method of making soft-boiled tea eggs.

1. Let’s prepare the spices first. They are all commonly used stewing ingredients at home, including bay leaves, star anise, peppercorns, cinnamon, and cardamom. (This amount is enough to pickle four to five eggs. If you make more eggs, double the amount except for the cardamom.)

2.1 Prepare oolong tea. I took some Tieguanyin. Only the best tea leaves have a better tea aroma. Hehe, what a waste, what a sin~ (As for the choice of tea, we can use it freely based on the principle of not wasting, hehe~)

3.2 Add five-color spices into the pot and cook on low heat for ten minutes. (The amount of water should be added according to the container you use to pickle the tea eggs. It is best not to add too much, as it will dilute the concentration.)

4.1 Add a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of sugar and a spoonful of light soy sauce to the cooked spices. The amount of salt can be increased or decreased according to your taste.

5.2 After the spices have been boiled for 10 minutes, add the tea leaves and continue to boil for 5 minutes before turning off the heat and letting it cool. (Yes, the marinade needs to be cooled before use.)

6. Here comes the key step, boil the eggs. Some people may say, well, who doesn’t know how to boil eggs? But the key to whether the cake is runny or not lies in this step. The eggs should be at room temperature. If your eggs are refrigerated, take them out in advance. Otherwise, it will be difficult to control the maturity after putting it in the pot and it will break. Everyone must remember that after the water boils, put the eggs in and make sure the eggs are completely submerged in the water. Boil for 7 minutes and then take them out and rinse with cold water. (To keep your heart soft, please start the timer. Too much or too little won’t do!)

7. When peeling eggs that are too cold, they are not easy to peel because they are runny. You can soak them in water to do it. Put the cooled eggs in a fresh-keeping box, add the marinade, put it in the refrigerator, and marinate overnight.

8. The spa-ready eggs have a rich aroma and a runny, runny egg. Hehe, they are delicious when fried with chicken!

Obviously, after reading the introduction of the secret recipe of soft-boiled tea eggs, you should have understood it clearly by now. But practice makes perfect, so I believe you will be taking action soon. When you taste the delicious food you made, you will definitely feel extremely happy and excited.