Mayak eggs
Mayak eggs, from above
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Mayak eggs

Jammy eggs soaked in soy, garlic and chilli. The name means drug eggs. You will see why.

20 minTime
16 gProtein each
mediumSpice
6hPlan ahead. Soak for 6 hours first; the 20 minutes come after.
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Make it your way

Grandma's waySoft boiled eggs in sweet soy, garlic and chilli.
The original
215kcalsame
16 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
20minutessame

Mayak gyeran.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Egg6 eggs
Soy sauce⅓ cup plus 1 tbsp
Water⅓ cup plus 1 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Garlic5 cloves, minced
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3, finely sliced
Green chilli2, finely sliced
Fresh red chillies (fresh red chiles)1, finely sliced
Sesame seeds1½ tsp

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Lower the eggs into boiling water and cook for 6 1/2 minutes, then plunge into iced water.
  2. 2Stir the soy sauce, water and sugar until dissolved, then add garlic, spring onion, chillies and sesame.
  3. 3Peel the eggs and submerge them in the marinade in a jar. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
  4. 4Serve halved over hot rice with a spoon of the marinade and its toppings.
Serve it like this

Halve the eggs over a bowl of hot rice, spoon over marinade with the chilli and onion, and add a sheet of seaweed.

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Make it a meal

What goes with Mayak eggs: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Kimchi fried rice20 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Bibim naengmyeon25 min
With a main Mul naengmyeon90 min
On the side Napa cabbage kimchi90 min
On the side Miso soup20 min
To drink Sikhye60 min
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