Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
240 min
Cook Time
270 min
Total Time

Ingredients (8 items)

20.00 pieces Quail eggs
hard-boiled
200.00 ml Soy sauce
dark
500.00 ml Black tea
strong
3.00 pieces Star anise
2.00 tbsp Rock sugar
1.00 tsp Five-spice powder
1.00 tsp Salt
300.00 ml Water

Instructions (6 steps)

1
Simmer eggs in soy sauce mixture 2 hours.
120 minutes
2
Remove eggs, air-dry overnight.
3
Repeat simmering and drying 3-4 times.
4
Eggs become dark and chewy.
5
Final result is iron-hard texture.
6
Serve as snack or side dish.