Serves:

Ingredients:

8 Hard-cooked eggs, unpeeled,
2 ts Chopped garlic
2 ts Chopped fresh ginger root
1 lb Bulk country style sausage
2 tb Sesame seeds
2 c Fresh bread crumbs
1 tb Sesame mustard
2 Raw eggs
2 Bags Chinese black tea
2 Whole star anise
3 tb Soy sauce
But shells cracked all over
Vegetable oil for frying

Method:

One day before serving,place first 4 ingredients and water to cover in medium size saucepan.
Simmer,uncovered,25 minutes;let stand overnight.
Beat raw eggs and mustard together in shallow bowl.
Combine bread crumbs and sesame seeds in another shallow bowl.
Mix sausage, ginger and garlic.
Peel hard-cooked eggs.
Encase each egg completely in thin layer sausage,using both hands to mold sausage around egg.
Dip one sausage encased egg,first in egg mixture.
Coat with bread crumbs.
Set aside on plate.
Repeat with remaining eggs.
Refrigerate covered at least 3 hours or overnight.
Heat 3" oil in deep fat fryer to 375 degrees.
Fry 2 or 3 eggs at a time,turning occasionally,until quite well browned,10 to 15 minutes You want to make sure the sausage meat is thoroughly cooked.
Remove them from oil with slotted spoon.
Drain on paper towel.
Serve eggs, cut in 1/4,at room temperature.
Pass additional mustard,if desired.
Makes 8 portions.