Black Tea Ramen Egg Recipe

4 from 4 votes

This is not your traditional ramen egg recipe. These ramen eggs are soft boiled and the marinated in a black tea and ginger marinade. Eat them as a snack or add them to a big bowl of delicious ramen.

Prep 30

Cook 6

Total 36

Fat 5

Carbs 2

Protein 7

Yield

Ingredients

6 large eggs
6 cups water
2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari, for gluten free option
2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
2 teaspoons fresh grated lemongrass
2 teaspoons garlic chili sauce
1 teaspoon fish sauce
2 black tea bags
2 ginger tea bags

Instructions

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan and then remove from heat.
Add the soy sauce, ginger, lemongrass, and fish sauce to the saucepan and whisk them together.
Then, add tea bags to the saucepan and let the tea bags steep. Set aside and let it cool completely.
In a separate saucepan bring 5 cups of water to a boil and carefully add 6 eggs.
While the eggs are boiling prepare an ice bath by adding ice to a large bowl and covering the ice with water.
Allow the eggs boil for 5 minutes and then place eggs in an ice bath for 5 minutes.
Carefully remove the egg shells from all of the eggs and place them in the black tea mixture.
Let the eggs sit in the tea mixture for at least 30 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.*

Tips & Notes

the longer you soak your eggs the more flavorful they will be.
Recipe inspired by The Woks of Life Chinese Tea Eggs.

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