Recipe: Tea Eggs

Tea eggs are a chinese new year's dish. They are known not only for their flavor, but the interesting patterns the shells take. Most do them with black tea, but being a fan of green tea, I substituted some green tea from the Asian market in this recipe.

You'll need:

• 6 eggs
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 star anise
• 1 teaspoon cracked peppercorns
• 2 teabags or 2 tablespoons of tea
• 2 teaspoons sugar

Steps:
1. Put the eggs in a pot and cover with water. Bring water to a boil and boil for about 2-3 minutes.
2. Remove eggs, add all other ingredients to the pot.
3. Lightly tap the eggs with a knife to crack the shell.
4. Place eggs back in pot and simmer for an hour and a half to three hours.
5. Drink a beer.
6. Enjoy these cool looking and tasty eggs!

Credit goes to Tastespotting.com and About.com for info about this dish.