Ingredients

10 eggs

2 tablespoon Black tea leaves or 3-4 black tea bags

5 Star anise

0.5 cup of Soy sauce

5g Sichuan pepper

30g Brown sugar

Steps

Wash the eggs carefully

Boil the eggs until well done (more than 10 mins, and stir once in a while to make sure the inside doesn't get air bubbles)

Make 500ml black tea with tea leaves or tea bag

Add soy sauce, star anise, brown sugar and Sichuan pepper to the tea

Cool the eggs and break the shell gently with a spoon

Put the eggs into the tea sauce mix, make sure the eggs are mostly covered. Add water if the sauce is not enough

Bring to boil and cook on low fire for 15 mins. Or put in rice cooker and add a cup of water next to it.

Let cool and put them in frige for at least one night

If necessary stir once in a while to make sure all the eggs are soaked

Tea eggs can be served cold with a more bouncy texture of the egg

Or heat the eggs together with the sauce and enjoy the fragrant tea flavor