Recipe Coffee Infused Eggs

[Morning Glory]

I have a hunch not many people are going to try this - and perhaps its an acquired taste but I love them. It couldn't be easier to do so you could make just one egg to try it out if you want to know how it tastes. Just pop a shelled hardboiled egg in a mug of strong coffee and leave overnight. Do they taste of coffee? Yes - a subtle roasted savoury taste. Is it a pretty dish? I rather like their dark mysterious look but I think it could put some folk off!

Ingredients
Hard boiled eggs, shelled
Strong coffee (enough to cover the eggs)
Cardamom, cumin and sea salt

Method

1. Immerse eggs in the coffee and leave overnight.
2. Serve with ground cardamom, cumin seeds and sea salt to dip

 

[TodayInTheKitchen]

I have a hunch not many people are going to try this - and perhaps its an acquired taste but I love them. It couldn't be easier to do so you could make just one egg to try it out if you want to know how it tastes. Just pop a shelled hardboiled egg in a mug of strong coffee and leave overnight. Do they taste of coffee? Yes - a subtle roasted savoury taste. Is it a pretty dish? I rather like their dark mysterious look but I think it could put some folk off!
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That egg looks awesome. I won't be running away from that. Yyyyyyyeeeeeeeeessssssss!
Want even a little more flavor? Try adding a teaspoon of Balsamic Vinegar to the coffee.

 

[Morning Glory]

That egg looks awesome. I won't be running away from that. Yyyyyyyeeeeeeeeessssssss!
Want even a little more flavor? Try adding a teaspoon of Balsamic Vinegar to the coffee.

I agree with your suggestion. I also thought chilli would be good.

 

[Yorky]

I was in Taipai in the 90s and came across tea infused eggs on a roadside stall. It was a bit late and I'd had a few so the egg didn't much taste of other than egg. As far as I was told they crack a hard boiled egg (all over) and then stew it in boiling tea with soy sauce etc. The tea seeps through the cracks to produce these.

 

[Mountain Cat]

I think I will try the coffee infused eggs overnight today.

I have made the tea ones, as Yorky mentions. But they didn't work for me (no tea flavor). Maybe I need stronger tea?

 

[Kenmiller]

I was in Taipai in the 90s and came across tea infused eggs on a roadside stall. It was a bit late and I'd had a few so the egg didn't much taste of other than egg. As far as I was told they crack a hard boiled egg (all over) and then stew it in boiling tea with soy sauce etc. The tea seeps through the cracks to produce these.

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Amazing, I love it!

 

[medtran49]

I bet either the coffee or tea infused eggs would be good with some Dukkah too.

 

[Morning Glory]

I bet either the coffee or tea infused eggs would be good with some Dukkah too.

Definitely.

 

[rascal]

I feel like boiled eggs n soldiers now.

Russ

 

[detroitdad]

I will be trying this over the weekend.

 

[Morning Glory]

I will be trying this over the weekend.

I hope you like it. Please report back and let me know what you think. I feel I must try this again myself as its a while since I made it. Is easy enough to do, though.