Easy Soy Cured Egg Yolks (3 Ways)
Indulge in the jammy textures of this easy-to-make soy cured egg yolks recipe!
Equipment
- 1 onigiri mold
- 1 non-stick pan
- 1 small glass container with lid
Ingredients
- 4-6 large egg yolks make sure the eggs are fresh!
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp mirin
Instructions
- In a glass container (preferably one with a lid), mix the soy sauce and mirin until well combined.
- Carefully crack the eggs and separate the yolks from the whites, making sure not to break the yolks. You can use an egg separator or your hands to gently transfer the yolks to a bowl.
- Gently place the egg yolks in the soy-mirin mixture, ensuring they are completely submerged. Cover the dish with a paper towel to keep the yolks submerged and leave them in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
- First Way (Over Hot Rice) - After 4 hours, remove the egg yolks from the curing mixture. They should be soft, jammy, and lightly salted. Enjoy them by serving over hot rice, sprinkled generously with furikake for added flavor. Drizzle with a touch of sesame oil for an extra kick of umami!
- Second Way (Egg Yolk Spread): With your jammy 4 hour soy cured egg yolks, spread this goodness on top of a crispy baguette for a delicious snack idea! Top it with additional furikake for extra flavour.
- Third Way (Yaki Onigiri Filling): After 8 hours, the egg yolks will now be firmer and you can use them as a filling for yaki onigiri. Get yourself an onigiri mold to make shaping easy.
- Put a little bit of hot rice into the mold, top it with an egg yolk, and fill it up with more hot rice. Use the mold to press down to shape it into an onigiri shape. Grill these little rice balls until golden and crisp on the outside, and brush a bit more of the soy sauce/mirin mixture on top of the rice for extra umami.
- Once it has a nice char on the outside, wrap it on the bottom with a small rectangle piece of seaweed (optional) and enjoy the burst of flavours when you bite into the soy-cured egg yolk center!
Notes
Onigiri molds are super inexpensive on Amazon! These are my recommendations:
- 2 pc Onigiri mold
- 8 pcs cartoon Onigiri mold (for kids)