Easy Gilgeori Toast (Korean Street Toast with Cabbage and Egg)

Easy Korean gilgeori toast made with fluffy eggs, cabbage, melty cheese, and sweet-savory flavors. A quick and satisfying Korean street food you can make at home in minutes.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 slices white bread (milk bread or any white bread of your choice)
• butter (salted or unsalted works)
• 2 eggs
• Small pinch of salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 slice cheese (good melting cheese like Havarti, Muenster, sharp cheddar, etc)
• 1 thick slice of luncheon meat (ham, turkey, or whatever you like)
• pickled cucumbers (I like the slightly sweet kind)
• 1 cup shredded cabbage (I used pre-shredded cabbage for making coleslaw)
• Mayonnaise
• Ketchup

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Whisk the eggs with salt, and pepper and set aside
2. 2--- Toast the bread: ---
3. 3Melt 1 small pat of butter in a non-stick pan. Place two slices of bread on pan (I used a small pan here and I can only toast one in this photo) and toast for about 2 minutes or so over medium heat. Flip over and add another small pat of butter and toast again until both sides are golden brown. Keep warm
4. 4--- Cook the eggs, cabbage, and cheese ---
5. 5In the same pan, melt about 1 Tbsp of butter and swirl the pan to coat. Add the eggs in and let it cook undisturbed for about 10 seconds. Try to push the edge towards the center so it is about the same size of the bread. Sprinkle some sugar on top (don't side-eye me, it works, for real!)
6. 6Scatter the shredded cabbage on top of the egg. I tried to fold the edges of the eggs towards itself to make it more square-ish, but it's not really that important.
7. 7Place one slice of cheese on top. Turn off the stove
8. 8--- Assembling: ---
9. 9Carefully transfer the egg, cabbage, and cheese stack and place on top of one slice of the toasted bread. Place the meat on top (if you choose to use)
10. 10Arrange a few slices of round pickles on top (4-5 slices, depending on the size of the pickles). Squeeze some mayo and ketchup on top. Top with another slice of bread
11. 11--- To serve: ---
12. 12Serve as is or cut into half and serve immediately while it's still warm