Hello guys,
My uncle found a bag of black tea at his house.
How long has it been there?
I've put it in the cabinet and forgot about it.
Don’t know how long it's been there.
For about three or four years, I’m not sure if it gets moldy or not.
It’s not moldy. Although it’s been so long,
it got well preserved.
The package is good.
The package helps it last longer.
I forgot about it.
A forgotten tea.
Today, we are going to use this forgotten tea to make tea eggs.
I prepared something special for today.
I will put some coke to boil.
Have you tried it, uncle?
Nope.
I know you have had tea eggs before.
I had tea eggs.
You never tried coke tea eggs, though.
NO no no.
Okay.
Let’s prepare for this,
People usually use an iron pot to boil the tea egg.
Actually, the best way is to use a rice cooker.
The tea eggs cooked with rice cooker are...
They are heated more evenly,
slowly boiled, more flavor penetrated.
Okay, put it there to boil.
We hard boil it first.
Right.
I boil the eggs first.
Yes,
We need enough water to slightly cover the eggs.
We are going to use the tea...
You drink tea a lot. Do you drink the first pass?
The first pass doesn’t taste good anyway.
It’s bitter.
The second pass is the nicest.
So we are going to use this tea the same way,
using the second pass.
It's like, we add water first,
Discard the water
we added at first.
It’s not tasty.
One more thing, don’t eat too many tea eggs, uncle.
I need to have it less.
Right.
So I'm going to make only about ten eggs.
okay.
It’s okay to have it once in a while.
It tastes good.
yes.
Don’t eat tea eggs too much,
it’s not good for health.
Alright, the eggs are hard-boiled already.
Put them in cold water.
It’s easier to peel with cold water
Now we have cooled the eggs a little bit.
Slightly crack it.
Done. Now we refill some water.
We can add more water this time.
And put some spices.
Two star anises,
a small piece of cinnamon
We love chili peppers in Sichuan,
So put a few dried chili peppers.
Two bay leaves,
and some dark soy sauce to make it look good.
We mix it first to see the color.
That’s enough.
Yes, it’s the right color.
Now let’s prepare the tea.
Is it enough?
That’s enough.
There are about 10 grams of tea.
That’s good.
Now we use boiled water, about 80 to 90 degrees.
Soak it in, throw away the first time’s water.
Mix it up.
The flavor won’t come out if you don’t cover it.
It’s okay, we just don’t need the water from the first time.
Now, it’s okay.
We put the tea into the pot.
Lastly, we add some salt.
We can put more salt in it,
because there’s also a lot of water.
Lastly, we add some coke.
This is the leftover from cooking the "Lazy Man's Pork Ribs", right?
Yes.
That’s enough, the pot is almost full.
Right, just add a little bit.
So there is no need to add sugar.
Coke is already sweet.
Cover it up.
Reboil it.
After it boils, keep it boiling for a while.
The most important thing after boiling
is to let it soak for four hours, to get flavor penetration.
Uncle,
What? Drink some coke?
yes,
It’s bubbling.
Oh-yo
I will finish this.
Yeah,
Eiya, nice.
Good?
So good.
Now the egg has been put in the pot
simmering
for 40 minutes.
Let’s take two and try them first.
Alright.
The color changed
leave the rest of them alone.
Now turn off the heat, let them soak.
Soak for a few hours.
Have a try, uncle.
A little bit hot.
It’s really hot.
Look, the color sticks in.
Look at mine. This one is nice.
Right.
The egg is not flavor-penetrated now.
It’s so hot.
Let me help you.
Peel it this way.
Let it roll so the eggshell will get off.
Right?
Let me try it first.
Hot.
Cool it down a little bit.
too hot.
It’s quite ok.
The middle part is not flavorful, though.
Smells so good.
You can smell the tea flavor already.
It has the refreshing smell from tea.
But the middle part is not flavored.
It’s hot, uncle.
Just try a little bit.
It’s not flavor penetrated yet.
yes.
It will get better after soaking for a couple of hours.
Alright, let’s wait for four more hours.
Now, as you guys can see,
the eggs have soaked in.
Take it slowly.
Don’t drop it.
Now our tea eggs,
our coke tea eggs have been put for hours.
Let’s get one out.
Uncle, you want to try one?
I don't.
You don’t want one?
No, I just finished a meal.
Right.
We made it this morning,
Now it’s about 2 PM.
The flavor should have penetrated.
We will see after a taste.
It’s been a couple of hours.
Look, the color changed.
The color changed darker
than the one in the morning.
It gets flavor penetrated now.
Now it’s flavorful.
Nice.
When we want to eat it,
We eat it when the egg gets the flavor.
Just take them out, no need for soaking.
And for the broth,
We can use it to make tea eggs again.
But no more than three times.
If it's used for more than three time, it’s not flavorful anymore.
But it can’t last long.
It doesn’t last long.
You can put it in the refrigerator for about two or three days.
The best way is to finish it by the day.
If you made more,
if you cooked more,
You can put it in the refrigerator for about two or three days.
the egg could last for one to two days.
Alright, if you guys want to eat tea eggs, you can try this method.
It’s very simple.
Just like the "Lazy Man's Pork Ribs".
And you don’t need to add too much material.
That’s it for today’s video, bye-bye.
Bye-bye.
It's really good, don’t laugh.
Want to try one?
I just ate.