Put an egg on it—or the very classy "puddaneggonit"—has become a common strategy for turning something simple into a satisfying dinner. And we're all for breaking out a skillet to make a crackly-edged fried one or a trio of soft-scrambleds when the hunger pangs hit.
But of you're the planning type (or simply someone who does not wish to dirty the egg pan daily), consider making a dozen soft-boiled, soy sauce-soaked eggs at the start of the week...
Ingredients
| 6 | tablespoons warm water |
| 1 | tablespoon sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons sherry vinegar |
| 3/4 | cup soy sauce (we used low-sodium—if yours is regular strength, you might want to err on the side of shorter marination time) |
| 6 | large eggs |
| Maldon or other flaky salt, for serving | |
| Black pepper, for serving |
| 6 | tablespoons warm water |
| 1 | tablespoon sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons sherry vinegar |
| 3/4 | cup soy sauce (we used low-sodium—if yours is regular strength, you might want to err on the side of shorter marination time) |
| 6 | large eggs |
| Maldon or other flaky salt, for serving | |
| Black pepper, for serving |
...and turn them into a meal, morning noon and night:
- Breakfast-ish sandwich. Smashed with a fork onto on a toasted, buttered English muffin for a sandwich (breakfast or dinnertime) that doesn't need a whip else.
- Egg salad. Dice the eggs into a chunky egg salad, folded through with thin-sliced scallions, toasted cashews, and lots of cracked pepper.
- Noodle soup. Make dashi, boil rice noodles, and layer them in the broth with any kind of roasted vegetables. Top with quartered soy sauce eggs, and hot chile oil.
- A very green salad. Blend up an avocado, an anchovy, an a fistful of herbs to make green goddess dressing, toss with peppery greens and halved soy sauce eggs.
- Fry, fry, fry. Turn them into soy-spiked Scotch Eggs: Mix ground chicken with lots of chopped basil, ginger, and scallions, flatten into a patty, and wrap around each egg. Fry in vegetable oil till golden (they'll be hard cooked when you're done!).
- Make a (non-traditional) taco! Chop them coarsely use to fill blistered tortillas and top with fried Brussels sprouts and kimchi.
- Menemen-ish! Sauté peppers until soft, add a little leftover tomato sauce, then fold in the quartered eggs for a variation on Menemen.
- Rice bowl. Fold into a bowl of shredded chicken, cooked rice, watercress, and dress with equal parts lime juice and fish sauce.
Tell us: What other meals do you make with hard-boiled eggs?
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17 Comments
Cracker
February 1, 2021
These eggs were wonderful! Am addicted. I’ve been having them at lunch with homemade tuna salad & tomatoes or leftover quinoa/rice bowls. Excellent that the marinade works for a 2nd batch. Recently soy sauce has been scarce at the local groceries. I used a small French press (without screen) to keep eye eggs covered.
Cracker
February 1, 2021
These eggs were wonderful! Am addicted. I’ve been having them at lunch with homemade tuna salad & tomatoes or leftover quinoa/rice bowls. Excellent that the marinade works for a 2nd batch. Recently soy sauce has been scarce at the local groceries.
LT
January 22, 2017
In Japan a these are made with just hard boiled eggs and tamari, giving the eggs a richer and deeper flavour.
Maggie
November 7, 2016
Made a beautiful potato salad for a friend this weekend with fresh organic free range backyard hen eggs! WOW!
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November 6, 2016
One of my family's favorite dishes during World War II's meatless days was mashed potatoes, hard-boiled eggs, sliced green onions and chicken fat, salt and pepper. I still make it.
Barb
November 6, 2016
I love an excuse to eat chicken fat/smaltz! My grandmother used it to make her biscuits. And all 10 of her children died of heart disease.
Amanda S.
November 10, 2016
Oh, I love the idea of adding (a little) chicken fat! If you have actual chicken, this recipe is a great variation: https://food52.com/recipes/39824-stolichny-chicken-salad
Barb
November 6, 2016
This site often gives you an ingredient list without the recipe, there's a link to read the rest of the instructions.
Sarah J.
November 6, 2016
If you click the little "Recipe > " next to the ingredient list, you'll find the instructions! Or just go right here: https://food52.com/recipes/35930-momofuku-s-soy-sauce-eggs
Ann
November 6, 2016
Yes, this was very confusing. No mention of whether the eggs had been cooked before going in the marinade.
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