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January 11, 2019
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Hi guys!
I’m going to share one of Korea’s hottest side dish (Banchan) recipe today!
We call Mayak Gyeran, which means drug egg!
FYI, there is NO DRUG in this recipe!!
We put the word “drug” on front of the food menu when the food is SO ADDICTIVE.
hahahahaha Got ya!
This mayak eggs definitely rice thief! Your rice will be gone!! ….To your tummy!
You can easily double up this mayak eggs recipe because it will be very addictive that you will need more of it!
Bring enough water to cover 6 eggs in a pot. Add salt and vinegar and bring it to a boil and carefully add the eggs. Cook the eggs for 6 minutes for runny yolk (5 minutes if your stove is strong) or up to 10 minutes for hard-boiled eggs. (8 minutes if your stove is strong)
When the cooking time is up, transfer the eggs from the pot to an ice water bath. Let it cool completely.
Meanwhile, let’s make the sauce.
Combine soy, water, and rice syrup, stir until everything is well mixed. Now add garlic, green onions, chilies, and sesame seeds, stir.
Peel the eggs carefully without damaging them and add them into an air-tight container where you’re going to store this dish.
Pour the sauce mixture over the eggs, cover, and store in a refrigerator for at least 6 hours to overnight before serving.
It will last 5 to 7 days in a refrigerator!
Enjoy with warm cooked rice and a bit of drizzled sesame oil!
Note: Don’t add sesame oil to the sauce mixture. It will make the eggs go bad faster.
Mayak Eggs Korean Soft Boiled Marinated Eggs
- Author: Seonkyoung Longest
- Total Time: 6 mins
- Yield: 6 eggs 1x
Description
Ingredients
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- 6 eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup rice syrup, corn syrup, sugar or honey
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 to 4 green onions, chopped
- 1 green chili, chopped (optional)
- 1 red chili, chopped (optional)
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Bring enough water to cover 6 eggs in a pot. Add salt and vinegar and bring it to boil and carefully add the eggs. Cook the eggs 6 minutes for runny yolk (5 minutes if your stove is strong) or up to 10 minutes for hard boiled eggs. (8 minutes if your stove is strong)
- When the cooking time is up, transfer the eggs form the pot to an ice water bath. Let it cool completely.
- Meanwhile, let’s make the sauce.
Combine soy, water and rice syrup, stir until everything well mixed. Now add garlic, green onions, chilies and sesame seeds, stir. - Peel the eggs carefully without damaging them and add into an air tight container where you’re going to store this dish. Pour the sauce mixture over the eggs, cover and store in a refrigerator for at least 6 hour to over night before serve. It will last 5 to 7 days in a refrigerator!
- Enjoy with warm cooked rice and a bit of drizzled sesame oil!
Notes
Don’t add sesame oil to the sauce mixture, it will make the eggs go bad faster.
- Cook Time: 6 mins
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54 comments
TanyaJanuary 13, 2019 at 3:59 pm
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Nathan KeaslerMay 12, 2020 at 11:06 am
I just made this recipe. It’s delicious! I love the spiciness. The only red chili I could find fresh were fresno chilis. Great topped with the sesame oil. I’ll definitely be making this one again. I don’t have Instagram, but I’ll be posting pictures on Facebook. Thank you!!
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kimlreeAugust 28, 2020 at 8:19 pm
This was a simple but delicious recipe! It is certainly a keeper!
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AnnaNovember 23, 2020 at 11:01 am
Can I reuse the marinade for more eggs? Or has it gone off after a week with the previous eggs marinating in it?
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SeonkyoungNovember 23, 2020 at 12:01 pm
Although I don’t recommend reusing the marinade after a week, if you would like to I would suggest you boiling it and also adding some more vegetables into it. Hope this helped! (:
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TimJanuary 13, 2019 at 7:55 pm
Thanks for the great recipe, Seonkyoung! I made a bunch the second I finished seeing your video. How long do they last in the marinade in the fridge?
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SeonkyoungJanuary 15, 2019 at 12:22 am
5 to 7 days!
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VivienNovember 30, 2020 at 6:57 pm
It’s so yummy! I’ve only had one whenever I make a batch because my boyfriend devours them all before I can have another. They’re very easy to make and I always have the ingredients so I make it fairly often. ouo
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ErikaJanuary 14, 2019 at 2:02 am
How many days will the eggs be good in the refrigerator?
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SeonkyoungJanuary 15, 2019 at 12:22 am
5 to 7 days!
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JadeJuly 15, 2020 at 8:00 pm
I wanted to know if we can reuse the soy sauce after we finish the eggs? Is the onion and garlic gonna go bad if I use again?
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paul mazurekJuly 28, 2020 at 12:33 pm
bring the marinade to a boil then let it cool down, then you can reuse the marinade
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RachelJanuary 14, 2019 at 3:21 pm
Is it okay to re-use the soy sauce mixture and add in more eggs when they are all eaten? Or will the sauce mixture go bad as well? Thanks for the recipe! Can’t wait to try 😊
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SeonkyoungJanuary 15, 2019 at 12:21 am
If you want to reuse the marinate, make sure to boil it before the second use to get rid of extra moist form the veggies. Though, I don’t recommend to reuse the marinade- it will go bad faster than the first batch and it has done its job. (most of the flavors got into the eggs) In my case, the marinate is most likely gone because I mix them with rice! Sometime I just make fried eggs and pour the sauce! hahahah it’s really good!
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MixtliJanuary 14, 2019 at 10:35 pm
Can you save the seasoning for the next batch?
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SeonkyoungJanuary 15, 2019 at 12:21 am
If you want to reuse the marinate, make sure to boil it before the second use to get rid of extra moist form the veggies. Though, I don’t recommend to reuse the marinade- it will go bad faster than the first batch and it has done its job. (most of the flavors got into the eggs) In my case, the marinate is most likely gone because I mix them with rice! Sometime I just make fried eggs and pour the sauce! hahahah it’s really good!
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WhitneyJanuary 15, 2019 at 5:11 am
Are the eggs eaten cold (right out of the fridge) or warmed up for a few seconds in the microwave?
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GraceJanuary 15, 2019 at 5:34 am
Can’t wait to try it! I’m drooling by just watching you eat 😊
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Chisun S ChunOctober 31, 2020 at 1:04 am
Do u eat the eggs cold on hot rice or warm it up in the microwave, without the sauce? With sauce? How long?
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ElleJanuary 15, 2019 at 3:47 pm
Are the sesame seeds raw or toasted?
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JoelizaFebruary 7, 2019 at 8:15 pm
Are the eggs eaten cold (right out of the fridge) or warmed up for a few seconds in the microwave? Are the sesame seeds raw or toasted?
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LeahJanuary 16, 2019 at 12:36 am
Thank you for the recipe! Do we increase the ingredients for the sauce if we would like to add more eggs? And will the eggs be overly salty at the end of 7 days? Thank you!
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SeonkyoungJanuary 17, 2019 at 7:01 pm
This sauce recipe can handle up to 6 to 8eggs! Just make sure to use a right container that will cover the eggs evenly. The eggs won’t be salty because the sauce is not salty at all!
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Chong Pit ChooJuly 19, 2020 at 7:32 pm
Can the sauce be used again for next round?
Can I used the left over sauce to marinate tao fu?
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NadineJanuary 29, 2019 at 7:28 pm
I finally made this recipe. Yum!!!! I didn’t have the green onions or the chilies so I added some Thai Chili flakes and some garlic chili sauce. I also like things with a sour taste, so I added black vinegar. Cooked up some rice and sautéed a chicken sausage to go with my eggs. Soooooo good!!!!
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Francis GJanuary 31, 2019 at 6:26 am
Cant wait to try this with my GF. But what type of soy sauce did you use also the rice syrup?
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JoelizaFebruary 7, 2019 at 3:21 pm
Are the eggs eaten cold (right out of the fridge) or warmed up for a few seconds in the microwave. Are the sesame seeds raw or toasted?
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JennyFebruary 12, 2019 at 8:52 am
I didn’t have rice syrup, so I subbed for corn syrup. It ended up tasting okay. Is there a big difference in taste between using the two?
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CindeeFebruary 25, 2019 at 2:18 pm
Hi Seonkyoung, I wish to like this recipe but I made it both times without spring onions and chilli and the eggs turned out extremely salty. They were not palatable at all 😭😭😭 is it because I omitted spring onions? I don’t like them 😭
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KBApril 19, 2023 at 4:03 pm
@cindee I know that this comment is over 3 years old. But, did you put the 2 tsp salt that you are to use in cooking the eggs into the sauce instead? That would make it really salty.
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SeonkyoungApril 1, 2019 at 5:26 pm
What browser are you using?
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MasonMay 19, 2020 at 7:29 pm
This is definitely my favorite hardboiled egg marinade recipe so far. I just wish I had found this sooner! So good. Thank you for sharing.
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ShaneseJune 4, 2019 at 1:55 am
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
I used 10 eggs and they came out well, the flavor is amazing!
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meifangJuly 22, 2020 at 8:37 am
I add red onions(i also dun know why i tot theres red onions). Will it affect the taste or makes the eggs spoil easily?
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Elizabeth LewisMarch 7, 2020 at 9:28 am
Yummy recipes and easy to do at home!
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DeniseMay 24, 2020 at 8:46 am
Definitely addictive! Makibg my 2nd batch now! Thank you for this recipe!
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DellaAugust 23, 2020 at 7:56 pm
Hi! Is it same measurement if use sugar or corn syrup?
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SeonkyoungAugust 24, 2020 at 12:48 pm
Yes it is (:
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Ashley KolatAugust 27, 2020 at 7:37 am
I eat low carb. Could I use yacon syrup Or stevia instead of honey or rice syrup?
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SeonkyoungSeptember 1, 2020 at 9:53 am
Yes that should be fine.
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KaiJiaAugust 28, 2020 at 8:30 pm
Hi, thank you for you recipe. I love it. I have a question, this is the 2nd time I make the eggs, the first time is a big success. But at the second time, the mixture became sticky after a day like glue and the eggs turn sour within 5 days. Is the eggs turn bad?
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RyanSeptember 2, 2020 at 3:27 pm
Can I leave a request … don’t make it soooooo sweet!!! It was near perfect but the sweetness made it taste half dessert.
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CelineOctober 11, 2020 at 5:12 am
Hi Seonkyoung! I made this following your recipe but I didn’t catch the note about the sesame oil, so I added it in the sauce mixture! Can I know how many days will the eggs last — since I added in the sesame oil to the mixture?
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SeonkyoungOctober 12, 2020 at 11:03 am
That shouldn’t be an issue, it should last about 3 to 5 days in the fridge!
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AstridOctober 12, 2020 at 10:46 pm
it looks really delicious and also not fried just need to be careful on the rice, I think
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AnnieNDecember 31, 2020 at 12:01 pm
Made this yesterday and it is delicious. So easy to make. So satisfying.
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NataliaFebruary 8, 2021 at 11:08 am
Can I use duck eggs for the recipe? Thanks
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SeonkyoungFebruary 9, 2021 at 11:15 am
Yes you can! You could even use qual eggs if you’d like to!
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MarièveMarch 1, 2021 at 6:00 pm
DE-LI-CIOUS!!!!
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DougMay 16, 2021 at 3:44 pm
Easy to prepare and delicious.
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LltanMay 27, 2021 at 4:22 am
I cooked one batch, which we finished eating immediately since they’re so good. Seeing there’s so much yummy sauce left, I soaked another batch. Wonder how long I can keep doing this? 1 week before the spring onions go bad?
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