Description
Delight your taste buds with these flavorful Korean Mayak Eggs, a popular marinated egg dish that’s perfect as a side or snack. The eggs are infused with a savory soy-based marinade, boasting a balance of sweet, salty, and umami flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Eggs:
- 6 large eggs
For the Marinade:
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey or sugar
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- 1 red chili pepper, thinly sliced (optional)
- 1 green chili pepper, thinly sliced (optional)
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Boil the Eggs: Boil water in a medium pot and cook the eggs for 7 minutes. Transfer to an ice water bath, peel, and set aside.
- Make the Marinade: Combine soy sauce, water, rice vinegar, honey, sesame oil, garlic, green onion, and chili peppers. Add the eggs, refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
- Serve: Slice eggs, spoon marinade over, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Enjoy!
Notes
- For extra heat, add gochugaru or gochujang to the marinade.
- Eggs can be stored in the marinade for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Korean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 egg
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 185mg
