Chydn Chinese Tea Eggs

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Found this recipe on appetiteforchina.com - check it out, there are some beautiful pictures of these! Anyway, the poster said that they're used in place of high energy snacks, like trail mix.

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Steps

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Put eggs in a medium-sized pot with enough water to cover the eggs.

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Bring water to boil , then lower heat to simmer for 3 minutes.

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Remove eggs from heat and allow them to cool a bit before handling.

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Take the back of a knife and crack eggs evenly all around.

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Return eggs to the pot and add the rest of the ingredients.

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Bring liquid to boil again , then simmer for 1 to 3 hours , longer for a more intense flavor and color , adding water if level gets too low.

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Remove from heat , and serve as a snack or addition to rice or noodles.

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Ingredients

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eggs, black tea bags, soy sauce, salt, sugar, star anise, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns, orange peel