Smoked Tea Eggs

Tea Eggs are one of the most delicious snacks you can eat. With some strongly brewed tea, soy sauce, and liquid smoke, you can turn eggs into a nice appetizer or soup filling. These were inspired by the smoked tea eggs at St. Alp tea house on 3rd ave. They actually smoke their eggs, which gives a better texture, but is very time, equipment and labor intensive. This version hard boils the eggs in the mixture and then lets them soak in it over night. One set of eggs I used the marbling technique of cracking the shell and the other I soaked the egg without the shell.

Ingredients:

• Eggs
• Freshly brewed black tea
• Soy sauce
• Liquid smoke

Directions:

• Hard boil eggs
• The first step can be done in just water or in the entire mixture of tea, water, soy sauce and liquid smoke
• Let eggs cool
• Crack egg shells and let eggs sit in mixture over night (this will allow for a marbeled look or
• Completely shell eggs and soak overnight in mixture (this will give them a dark brown color)

Serve with chinese noodle soup or as a side dish with tea and toast

Enjoy!