7-Minute Soy Sauce Eggs

Serves
makes 4 eggs
Time
10 minutes

MATT TAYLOR-GROSS

By Dan Holzman and Matt Rodbard

Published on June 2, 2016

Kyle Itani of Itani Ramen uses these soy-flavored eggs with runny yolks to top off his home-style chicken ramen.

Featured in: Behind Japan's (and America's) Ramen Obsession

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup soy sauce
¹⁄₂ cup mirin
2 tbsp. sugar

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Instructions

Step 1

Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in a small pot. Gently place the eggs in boiling water and cook, uncovered, for exactly 6 minutes, 45 seconds.

Step 2

Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a bowl and whisk to dissolve the sugar. Set aside.

Step 3

Remove eggs from water and immediately place in an ice water bath. Once the eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and marinate for up to 24 hours in the soy sauce mixture.

Bring 2 quarts of water to boil in a small pot. Gently place the eggs in boiling water and cook, uncovered, for exactly 6 minutes, 45 seconds.
Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce, mirin, and sugar in a bowl and whisk to dissolve the sugar. Set aside.
Remove eggs from water and immediately place in an ice water bath. Once the eggs are cool enough to handle, peel and marinate for up to 24 hours in the soy sauce mixture.