Soy Sauce Tea Eggs
Boiled and steeped in a soy sauce + black tea liquid for maximum flavor! These are eaten as a snack, either hot or cold. It can also be added into ramen or your noodle soups!
Servings 6 eggs
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 1 black tea bag with 6 oz water
Instructions
- Prepare 6 oz of black tea with boiling water. Allow tea bar to seep for at least 10 minutes.
- Next, prepare eggs in a large pot of boiling water. Boil uncovered - 6 minutes for soft-boiled, 7 minutes for medium, 8 minutes for hard-boiled.
- Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water to stop the egg from cooking further, leave it for 5 minutes. Remove from ice water and peel.
- In the same pan the eggs were boiled in, add the soy sauce tea marinade; sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, rice vinegar and tea. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and transfer to a bowl. Add in eggs to sit for 1 hour before serving!
- Slice in half and serve with sesame seeds and chives on top!