Egg Jangjorim (Soy-Braised Eggs)

Name: Egg Jangjorim (Soy-Braised Eggs)
Total time: 31 min
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: Hard-boiled eggs 20; Garlic 20 cloves (100g); Shishito peppers approx. 16 (100g); Cheongyang chili peppers 4 (40g); Water approx. 5 1/2 cups (1L); Soy sauce 1 1/2 cups (285ml); Brown sugar approx. 2/3 cup (96g); Starch syrup approx. 1/4 cup (64g)

An umami-packed egg jangjorim recipe that is perfect when you have no side dishes.

KoreanSide Dish

⏱️ 31 min total📝 7 steps

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What You'll Need

Hard-boiled eggs20

Garlic20 cloves (100g)

Shishito peppersapprox. 16 (100g)

Cheongyang chili peppers4 (40g)

Waterapprox. 5 1/2 cups (1L)

Soy sauce1 1/2 cups (285ml)

Brown sugarapprox. 2/3 cup (96g)

Starch syrupapprox. 1/4 cup (64g)

Instructions

Add water, soy sauce, brown sugar, and starch syrup to a pot.

Turn on high heat and stir until the brown sugar is completely dissolved.

Add the hard-boiled eggs to the soy sauce mixture and boil for about 30 minutes.

⏱️ 30m 0s

Pierce the shishito peppers 3-4 times with a toothpick to make holes.

Slice the garlic into 3-4 pieces each.

Slice the Cheongyang chili peppers diagonally into 1cm thick pieces.

After about 30 minutes, add the shishito peppers, sliced garlic, and sliced Cheongyang chili peppers to the pot and boil for 1 minute.

⏱️ 1m 0s