Korean Marinated Eggs - Mayak Eggs!

Mayak eggs are Korean marinated eggs, soaked in a sweet, spicy, savory soy sauce mixture with a rich, jammy, golden center. Learn how to make Korean marinated eggs to enjoy with rice, noodles, or whatever your taste buds desire!

📝 Ingredients

• 6 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vinegar, (can use apple cider vinegar)
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 5 green onions
• 4 garlic cloves, (grated)
• 2 korean green pepper, (thinly sliced, )
• 1 fresno chili, (diced)
• 4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
• sesame oil, (poured over eggs just before serving)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Eggs ---
2. 2In a medium saucepan, add 5 cups of water and vinegar. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, carefully add eggs using a spider strainer, then cover with lid. Set a timer for 6 minutes for soft boiled eggs, or 9 minutes for a more set (hard boiled) egg. Meanwhile prepare an ice bath.
3. 3Once cooked, transfer eggs to an ice bath. Set a timer for 6 minutes. While waiting on eggs to cool, start making the soy sauce egg mixture.
4. 4--- Soy Sauce Mixture ---
5. 5Add both soy sauces, honey, and water to a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk until honey completely dissolves.
6. 6Add remaining sauce ingredients then stir to combine.
7. 7Carefully peel eggs then add to the soy sauce mixture. Cover with plastic wrap then place in the refrigerator overnight.
8. 8Top steamed rice with desired amount of soy sauce, along with peppers, green onion, sesame seeds from the sauce. Top with an egg and use a spoon to split the egg in half. Finish with a drizzle of sesame oil just before serving. Enjoy!