Yield 4
Prep time
15 MinCook time
30 MinInactive time
2 HourTotal time
2 H & 45 MMayak Eggs (Soft Boiled, Korean Marinated Eggs)
A Mayak egg is a soft-boiled Korean egg marinated in a combination of soy sauce, scallions, sesame seeds, Thai chili, and sugar (or another sweetener). The literal translation of 'Mayak Gyeran' means “drug egg” due to its delicious, addictive umami flavor.
Ingredients
Instructions
Soft Boil Eggs
- Allow eggs to sit at ambient temperature for 15 minutes before cooking.
- Bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil.
- Add a pinch of salt. And a splash of vinegar.
- Gently lower the eggs into the water.
- Cook for 7 minutes.
- Remove the eggs from the pot and place them into an Ice bath.
- Crack the eggs and gently peel the eggs with a spoon.
Mayak Marinade
- In a small mixing bowl add 1 cup of Soy Sauce, 1/2 cup of water, and1/2 cup of Honey.
- Dissolve the honey into the marinade with a spoon.
- Then add 1 tbsp. of Minced Garlic, 1 cup of Sliced Green Onions, and 1 each of minced Jalapeno. and 1 tbsp. of Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Gently place the peeled, soft-boiled eggs into the marinade.
- Then cover the eggs with 12 leaves of Sliced Sesame Leaves.
- Allow the eggs to marinate for 2 hours (refrigerated) prior to serving.
Assemble
- In a small rice bowl, place 1/2 cup of cooked rice on the bottom of the bowl.
- Create a nest with the cooked rice.
- Gently nest a Mayak eggs onto the rice.
- Garnish the egg with the aromatics from the marinade.
- Use a sharp knife to cut the soft boil egg in half.
- Dress the rice with the Mayak Marinade.
- Then garnish the egg yolk with gochugaru.
