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Korean Mayak Eggs (Soy Marinated Soft-Boiled Eggs)

Name: Korean Mayak Eggs (Soy Marinated Soft-Boiled Eggs)
Prep time: 12 h 10 min
Cook time: 7 min 30 s
Total time: 12 h 17 min 30 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: korean
Ingredients: Egg; soy sauce; water; sugar; Garlic; spring onion; green chili pepper; Apple vinegar; Salt

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skilletInstruction

7 Steps Total

schedulePrepare in advance

circleEggs need to be marinated overnight (8 to 12 hours) in advance.12h

Active Cooking

00:00:15

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Keep face and arms away from steam when lowering eggs into boiling water to avoid steam burns.

Fill a saucepan with room temperature water enough to submerge 6 eggs. Add 1 tbsp salt and 1 tbsp Korean apple vinegar. Turn heat to medium-high and gently place 6 eggs into the pot. Boil for 6.5 to 7 minutes to achieve soft-boiled eggs with jammy yolks.

local_fire_departmentMedium-high heat, 6.5 to 7 minutes

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Watch out

Place the eggs into the water very gently, otherwise the delicate eggshells will crack and spill egg whites into the boiling water.

Ingredients:Egg (6 piece)waterSalt (1 tbsp)Apple vinegar (1 tbsp)

Tools:saucepan

Waiting Time

00:01:09

Prepare a mixing bowl with cold or ice water. Use a spoon to lift boiled eggs out of the pot and submerge them immediately into cold water. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes to stop cooking completely.

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Watch out

Ensure the water bath is cold enough, otherwise residual heat inside eggs will overcook the yolks into hard yolks.

Ingredients:Egg

Tools:mixing bowl

Preparation

00:01:30

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Wash hands with soap immediately after handling green chili peppers to avoid transferring capsaicin to your eyes.

Finely slice 1 stalk of spring onion. Finely chop 0.5 green chili pepper. Place sliced spring onion, chopped chili, and 1 tsp crushed garlic directly into a 500ml glass airtight storage container.

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Do not leave spring onion pieces too large, as fine pieces release more flavor into the marinade.

Ingredients:spring onion (1 piece)green chili pepper (0.5 piece)Garlic (1 tsp)

Tools:glass airtight containercutting board

Active Cooking

00:02:50

Pour 150ml water and 150ml soy sauce into the container over aromatics. Add 75g white sugar. Seal container lid tightly and shake vigorously for 30 to 60 seconds until sugar granules dissolve completely.

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Watch out

Ensure all side latches of the container lid are locked, otherwise liquid will leak out while shaking.

Ingredients:water (150 ml)soy sauce (150 ml)sugar (75 g)

Tools:glass airtight container

Active Cooking

00:03:53

Carefully crack and peel shells off cooled soft-boiled eggs. Submerge 6 peeled eggs into soy marinade inside the glass container.

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Watch out

Handle soft-boiled eggs gently while peeling, otherwise fragile egg whites can split and leak yolk.

Ingredients:Egg

Tools:glass airtight container

Waiting Time

00:04:53

Close container lid tightly and transfer to the refrigerator. Marinate eggs overnight for 8 to 12 hours until egg whites turn dark amber-brown.

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Watch out

Keep container level in fridge so all eggs remain evenly submerged in marinade.

Ingredients:Egg

Tools:glass airtight container

Active Cooking

00:05:46

Take a marinated egg out of container and place into a small dish. Slice gently in half with a sharp knife to reveal the jammy yolk, then spoon marinaded spring onion and soy sauce over top.

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Watch out

Use a sharp paring knife and slice smoothly without pressing down, otherwise jammy yolk will spill out onto cutting board.

Ingredients:Egg

Tools:paring knifeserving dish