Chinese Eggs and Garnishes
Recipes - Egg Tea Recipe
Ingredients
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2-3 tablespoons lotus seeds
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2 tablespoons white rock
sugar
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3/4 pint (U.S. 1 7/8 cups) water
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3 eggs
Method:
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Drop the lotus
seeds into a pan with the sugar and water, bring to
the boil and simmer until the seeds are soft.
Meanwhile soft-boil and shell the eggs
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Remove the lotus
seeds and peel off their skins. Return the seeds to
the syrup and add the eggs, still remaining
whole.
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Heat through.
Turn all into a deep heated dish and serve at once.
Note: These eggs are eaten with a spoon, a little of
them at a time being eaten with a portion of the
lotus .
Buy lotus seeds already halved with their central
germs removed. Canned lotus seeds can also be
bought.
Chinese Recipes -
Egg Tea Recipe
