How to cook tea eggs to make them fragrant and delicious

Tea eggs are people's favorite snacks in life, and many people like to use them for breakfast. They are nutritious and taste tempting. But how should they be cooked? How to cook tea eggs to make them fragrant and delicious? The following editor will teach you a few tricks.

1. Wash the eggs

Normally when we cook tea eggs at home, we cook them with the shell on. So before putting the eggs into the pot, we must carefully clean the surface of the eggs to remove the dirt. Only in this way will the tea eggs be clean, fragrant and delicious after cooking.

2. Master the heat

When cooking tea eggs at home, you must pay attention to the heat of the eggs, especially after washing the eggs. You cannot cook them quickly over high heat after putting them into the pot, as this will make the eggs easily crack. It is best to cook them slowly over medium or low heat. After the water boils, cook for about ten minutes. The eggs in the pot will be 80% cooked, and you can turn off the heat at this time.

3. Prepare the ingredients

If you want the cooked tea eggs to be fragrant and delicious, the choice of ingredients is also very important. Not only do you need to prepare an appropriate amount of tea, but also some pepper, aniseed, bay leaves, cinnamon and other spices. In addition, you also need to prepare an appropriate amount of light soy sauce and white sugar. Put them all together, put them in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil.

4. Cook until tasty

After the sauce in the pot is cooked, crack the shells of the cooked eggs and put them directly into the sauce to cook together. After boiling, cook for about 15 minutes, turn off the heat and cover the pot. Don't rush to take the eggs out of the pot at this time. Let it soak in the pot to absorb the flavor. It is best to soak it for 24 hours. When you take out the tea eggs and eat them, you will find that the tea eggs you cooked are fragrant and delicious.

5. Pay attention to preservation

Usually, the cooked tea eggs should not be placed in a warm environment after cooling down in the pot. It is best to store them in the refrigerator. This will make the tea eggs more flavorful and will not breed bacteria and deteriorate during the pickling process. In addition, the cooked tea eggs should not be stored for too long, otherwise nitrite will be produced, which will easily cause cancer if eaten at that time.