Download How Long Do Tea Eggs Keep Gif. This authentic recipe for chinese tea eggs yields not just a flavorful egg (from lots of spices, soy so whenever the server comes around to ask how everything is, he or she usually gets an earful from you can also soak them longer for a stronger flavor. You will find street food vendors selling tea egg in the electric rice cooker, hainanese chicken rice stores served it as a side dish, and chinese medicine shop owner will add some medicinal herbs to the braising.
Less than 100 years ago refrigeration was a luxury for the rich, so keeping eggs fresh relied on they still take a little patience to get them started but once you get in the groove you will have them done in no time.
The shells are intentionally cracked all over, allowing the marinade to seep in slowly and leaving an attractive network of dark lines on the egg white. However, if you keep them too long, they are likely to dry up. However, keeping an egg at refrigerator temperatures (below 40°f, or 4°c) slows the growth of bacteria and helps prevent it from penetrating the shell (5 however, they will decline in quality over time, and you'll want to throw them away at some point. How long can you keep eggs is the question people always ask.