Chinese Soy Sauce Egg Recipe

In China, soy sauce eggs are one of the most popular street foods. They make a
great snack to be eaten individually or an easy meal when served with rice or
noodles.

Servings: 8 Eggs

Author:

Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
10 minutes

Course:

Main Course

Cuisine:

Chinese

Keywords:

Egg chinese soy sauce

🧂 Ingredients

8 hard-boiled eggs
water as needed
1 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder
4 cups water
½ tbsp sugar
¾ cup low-sodium soy sauce
¼ cup dark soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar

Instructions

1 Prepare the eggs by hard-boiling them. Bring a pot of water to a boil and
carefully lower the eggs in. Once all the eggs are in, reduce the heat to a
medium.
2 Simmer the eggs for 6 minutes for a softer texture and 7 for more firm texture.
Gently stir the eggs after the first 2 minutes.
3 Once the eggs have been hard-boiled, remove them and transfer to a bowl of cold
water. When the eggs have cooled down, gently peel the shells off.
4 Using the same pot to hard-boil the eggs, bring the 4 cups of water to a boil.
Add in all the marinade ingredients and reduce to a simmer. Let the marinade
simmer for 10 minutes before adding the peeled eggs in.
5 Add the eggs into the stock and let steep in the stock for a few hours, you can
turn the heat to low if you like. For the best result, leave the eggs in the
marinade overnight in the fridge to further develop the flavour. Make sure to
turn the eggs over every few hours to get even colouring.
6 Serve with rice or noodles. Add a few spoonfuls of the leftover marinade to your
choice of grain for extra flavour! Enjoy!