Marbled Tea Eggs

• 8 eggs
• 3 cups water
• 2 tea bags black
• 5 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 1/2 teaspoon five spice powder
• 1 teaspoon pepper corn cracked black
• 2 strips dried mandarin peel optional
• 1 teaspoon sugar

1. Wash the eggs and place them in a pot.
2. Cover eggs with water then bring to boil for about 10 minutes or until eggs are fully cooked.
3. Pour the hot water out and rinse eggs with cold water.
4. Tap gently on shell of each egg with the back of a spoon. Make sure the shells are cracked all around. Do not peel the eggs.
5. The cracks will let the spiced tea seep through the shells and flavour the eggs. This will also create the marble effect.
6. Slowly place the cracked eggs and all marinade ingredients into the slow cooker pot. Let it slow cook for 8 hours or overnight. If you do not have a slow cooker, put the marinade ingredients, cracked eggs and water enough to cover eggs into a regular pot. Boil and turn heat to low. Let simmer for about 2 hours or longer.
7. Serve warm or let eggs sit in marinade for a few more hours or overnight to develop a darker marble effect and deeper flavour.

eggs, water, black, soy sauce, soy sauce, cinnamon, anise, five spice powder, pepper, sugar

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Marbled-Tea-Eggs-1661122 (may not work)