Seasoned soft boiled eggs

Ajitsuke tamago（味付け玉子)

What kind of dish is Ajitsuke tamago??

Boiled eggs are marinated in a sauce that combines soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, and red pepper. It is also called nitamago or ajitama.

※ tamago（たまご）＝ egg

The standard egg dishes are tamagoyaki and omelettes, but sometimes a slightly different egg dish is also good.

It depends on personal preference, but I like soft-boiled eggs. If you prefer hard-boiled, boil for 12 minutes. The boiling time will change if you boil it from water.

Use eggs that have just been taken out of the refrigerator. While boiling, roll with chopsticks so that the yolk is in the center. Use plenty of hot water to submerge the eggs.

It’s a simple dish, but please follow the points.

In Japan, raw eggs and soft-boiled eggs are preferred. The custom of eating raw eggs is a unique food culture in the world. Eggs produced in Japan undergo thorough hygiene control during the manufacturing process, so the risk of salmonella contamination is much lower than in other countries. Therefore, Japanese eggs can be safely eaten without being heated.

INGREDIENTS(4SERVINGS)

• 4eggs
• sesame oil 3g
• soy sauce 20g
• mirin 20g
• sake 20g
• chili pepper 1g
• green onion 20g

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

➀ Poke a small hole in the cold egg with a needle.

②Boil the eggs in boiling water for 8 minutes.

③ Soak in cold water to cool.

④ Put the egg and 100cc of water in a water bottle and shake it finely.
This will create small cracks in the shell, making it easier to peel.

⑤ Chop green onions.

⑥ Mix sesame oil, soy sauce, mirin, sake and red pepper.

⑦Put seasonings, eggs, and green onions in a plastic bag and let it rest overnight in the refrigerator.

⋈Cut it in half and let the egg yolk soak in the sauce for the best taste. You can put it in your lunch box or put it on your ramen.

The menu of this bento is nikujyaga, kidney beans with peanuts, seasoned egg, mentaiko and kombu rice.

⋈*Click here for Nikujaga recipe　⇒　Japanese meat and potato stew

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