Soft Boiled Egg
Easy
Silky, jammy soft-boiled eggs soaked in a savory soy marinade — a ramen shop favourite you can easily make at home.
Cooking Steps
8
STEP 1 OF 8
Pierce Egg Shells
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Open on YouTube ↗Use a thumbtack to poke a small hole in the rounded end of each egg.
STEP 2 OF 8
Salt the Water
USES
Salt (as needed)
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Open on YouTube ↗Once water is boiling, add a pinch of salt and stir briefly.
STEP 3 OF 8
Boil the Eggs
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Egg, room temperature (4 whole)
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Open on YouTube ↗Gently lower eggs into boiling water and cook for 6 minutes without a lid.
STEP 4 OF 8
Transfer to Ice Bath
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Open on YouTube ↗Remove eggs immediately and submerge in ice-cold water for 5 minutes to stop cooking.
STEP 5 OF 8
Mix the Marinade
USES
Light Soy Sauce, (for marinade) (1.5 tablespoon)·Water, (for marinade) (24 ml)·Mirin, (for marinade) (1 tablespoon)·Rice Wine, (for marinade) (0.5 tablespoon)·White Sugar, (for marinade) dissolve (0.5 tablespoon)
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Open on YouTube ↗Combine water, soy sauce, rice wine, mirin, and sugar in a bowl and stir until blended.
STEP 6 OF 8
Crack and Peel Eggs
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Open on YouTube ↗Lightly tap each egg all over to crack the shell, then peel carefully.
STEP 7 OF 8
Marinate the Eggs
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Open on YouTube ↗Place peeled eggs into the marinade and refrigerate for one full day.
STEP 8 OF 8
Slice and Serve
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Open on YouTube ↗Cut each marinated egg in half to reveal the jammy, golden soft-boiled yolk inside.
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