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Written by China.org.cn
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Saturday, 16 April 2005 23:36 |
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 Ingredients: 10 eggs 25 grams (5/6 oz) red tea leaves 3 pieces of star anise 15 grams (1/2 oz) cassia bark 150 grams (11 tbsp) soy sauce 100 grams (0.22 lb) sugar 5 grams (5/6 tsp) salt 3 grams (3/4 tsp) MSG 10 grams (1/3 oz) sectioned scallions 15 grams (1/2 oz) crushed ginger chunks
Directions: 1. Heat cold water in a pot. Put the unpeeled eggs in and turn to a low fire after boils to cook the eggs for 15 minutes. Take out the eggs and cool them off completely in cold water. Put the eggs on a chopping board and gently crack them with a big spoon or the back of the kitchen knife and then peel them. 2. Wrap the tea, star anise and cassia bark in a piece of gauze. Place this in the pot. Add the soy sauce, MSG, sugar, scallions, ginger and eggs and bring to a boil over a strong fire. Turn to a low fire 5 minutes later and then simmer over the low fire for 30 minutes. 3. Put both the eggs and the sauce in a basin and eat the eggs whenever one wishes. Features: Dark red in color, the eggs are simply aromatic and refreshing. Taste: Salty and delicious.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 February 2006 22:11 |