Japanese Ramen Egg: 3 easy steps & 5 mins prep to make this divine Japanese delight. Sweet & savory perfect soft boiled egg with luxurious soft-set yolk and smooth just-set white. It’s so delicious. Please don’t just eat it with ramen!
I just love ramen egg!! It’s definitely one of my favorite ways to enjoy eggs. I still love you poached egg and scrambled eggs. hehe~
But if you have never tried a ramen egg, you seriously gotta try it now. Yes NOW!
Ramen egg (味付け玉子 Ajitsuke Tamago) is a sweet and savory Japanese soft boiled egg.
The luxurious soft-set yolk and smooth just-set white has soaked in the soy sauce and mirin to make one deliciously divine egg.
You can normally find this specialty egg as a topping on a fresh bowl of ramen, but it’s a common Japanese side dish or snack too.
Best of all, you don’t need to fly all the way to Japan to eat this delicious ramen egg because it’s super easy to make at home! Though I wouldn’t mind to have another excuse to visit Japan 😉
3 Easy Steps to Make Ramen Egg (Japanese Soft Boiled Egg)
- Pressure cook to make soft boiled eggs
- Dunk the eggs into cold water to cool
- Marinate the eggs in the fridge
Everyone prefers a different egg yolk consistency, check out our Perfect Pressure Cooker Eggs Guide and find your favorite yolk. Then, you can apply that cooking time to this recipe!
Ingredients For Ramen Egg (Japanese Soft Boiled Egg)
- Extra large eggs
- Water
- Japanese cooking sake
- Mirin (Japanese rice cooking wine)
- Sugar
- Regular soy sauce
Tool For Ramen Egg (Japanese Soft Boiled Egg) Recipe
Vegetable Steamer – We’ve used the trivet that came with our Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. But for those who don’t use Instant Pot, this steam basket will work as well.
Now it’s YOUR turn to take out your pressure cooker and cook some Ramen Egg (Japanese Soft Boiled Egg)!
Ramen Egg (Japanese Soft Boiled Egg)
Ingredients
- 3 – 4 large eggs
Marinade
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 tablespoons cooking sake
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
Equipment
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Instructions
- Pressure Cook Eggs: Place steamer rack and add exactly 1 cup of cold water in Instant Pot. Place the eggs at the center of the rack. close the lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing Position. Pressure Cook at:1 - 2 eggs: Low Pressure 5 minutes + Quick Release4 eggs: Low Pressure 4 minutes + Quick Release6 eggs: Low Pressure 3 minutes + Quick Release. *Note: These cooking times are for eggs straight out of the fridge.
- Cold Water or Ice Bath: Open the lid and immediately place the eggs in a bowl of cold tap water for 30 seconds. Rinse the eggs under cold running water for 5 seconds. Pour out the water in the bowl and refill it with cold tap water and place the eggs back into the bowl for another 3 minutes.
- Make Ramen Eggs: Carefully crack and remove the eggs shells. Mix all the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Place all the eggs in the marinade.Lay a paper towel on top of the eggs and soak up some of the marinade (see picture in the article).Place the eggs in the fridge for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight). Serve & enjoy~ 🙂
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