Korean Drug-Inducing (Mandu) Eggs
Cuisine: Chinese
This is a Korean-style soft-boiled egg dish with a rich sweet and spicy flavor.
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669 kcal
Ingredients
- Eggs
- Korean Soy Sauce (or Light Soy Sauce)
- Japanese Mirin
- Sugar
- Sesame Oil
- Green Onions
- Chili Pepper (Thai chili or green/red peppers)
Steps
- Bring a pot of water to a boil, then add the eggs and cook for 7 minutes (to achieve a perfect soft-boiled state).
- While cooking the eggs, prepare the sauce: Combine 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 4 tablespoons water, 2 tablespoons mirin, and 2 tablespoons sugar in a small pot.
- Heat the sauce until boiling and boil it off to evaporate the alcohol from the mirin. Then, turn off the heat, let it cool, and set aside.
- Add the cut chili rings to the cooled sauce.
- Remove the boiled eggs and plunge them into ice water to cool before peeling the shells.
- Place the peeled eggs into the prepared sauce. Drizzle 5ml sesame oil over the surface and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
- Refrigerate for 1 - 2 hours to allow the eggs to marinate thoroughly.
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Notes
This is a Korean-style soft-boiled egg dish with a rich sweet and spicy flavor. The sauce coats the egg whites, and the texture is soft and smooth with a subtle spicy finish. Eggs provide high-quality protein and lecithin, offering good nutrition and satiety. The method is extremely simple, making it easy for beginners to master. It takes about an hour and a half from boiling to the eggs being ready for eating.
Estimated Difficulty: ★
Estimated Calories: 669 kcal
Calculations:
You need to decide how many portions you want to make before cooking. The amounts below are for one batch of sauce, which is enough to marinate 5-8 eggs.
One Batch:
- Eggs: 5 - 8 pcs
- Soy Sauce (or Light Soy Sauce): 4 tbsp
- Water: 4 tbsp
- Mirin: 2 tbsp
- Sugar: 2 tbsp
- Sesame Oil: 5ml
- Green Onions: 15g (chopped)
- Chili: 15g (rings)
- The ratio of the sauce can be adjusted to personal taste. If you like it sweeter, you can increase the amount of sugar.
- The leftover sauce is very delicious and can be used directly for mixing with rice.
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