Tea-Marbled Eggs with Soy Balsamic Mayonnaise

Name: Tea-Marbled Eggs with Soy Balsamic Mayonnaise
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar, or to taste; 12 larges eggs; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 177 milliliters soy sauce; 2 Tbsps sugar; 4 Lapsang souchong tea bags; 710 milliliters water; 1 sprig Garnish: watercress

Tea-Marbled Eggs with Soy Balsamic Mayonnaise is a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian side dish. One serving contains 143 calories, 7g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 12. If you have balsamic vinegar, eggs, mayonnaise, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cover eggs with cold water by 1 inch in a 2- to 3-quart saucepan and bring to a rolling boil, partially covered.

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Remove from heat and let eggs stand, covered, 10 minutes.

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Transfer eggs with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water and let stand 5 minutes (to cool). Gently tap shell all over with back of a spoon to lightly crack (do not peel). Do not tap too hard or tea liquid will seep into shell instead of just staining cracks.

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Bring soy sauce, sugar, and water to a boil in saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then add tea bags. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

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Add eggs (and more water if eggs are not completely covered by liquid) and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

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Remove pan from heat and let eggs stand in liquid, uncovered, until cool, then chill at least 2 hours. Lift eggs from liquid and peel. Reserve 2 tablespoons cooking liquid and discard remainder.

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Whisk vinegar and reserved cooking liquid into mayonnaise and serve with eggs. Present eggs whole, then quarter for dipping. (Yolks may have a dark ring.)

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• Unpeeled eggs can be chilled in cooking liquid up to 2 days. • Soy balsamic mayonnaise can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.*Available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets.

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