Nitamago is a very tasty boiled egg. It is a very common ingredient in Japanese Ramen noodles. Even if you’re only making instant ramen noodles, the addition of a nitamago can really spice up your meal. Thanks to Udom for the suggestion!
Yield: 4 eggs
Time: Overnight (5-8 hours)
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 slices of ginger (see picture)
Spices
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sake
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
Preparation
- Boil soy sauce, sake, mirin and 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan
- Transfer mixture to a Tupperware container and add ginger, garlic, and sesame oil and wait for it cool
- Starting with cold water, add eggs, and after it reaches a boil, cook for 5 minutes
- Put boiled eggs into cold water, then carefully remove shells
- Once eggs have been shelled and are cool, transfer eggs to the Tupperware container and marinate overnight in the refrigerator
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Hi Mai,
This recipe look interesting, would like to try . Can i still reuse the marinade spice?
Ling
Hi Ling. You can reuse the sauce for stir-fry beef or pork with vegetables. Please add it little by little, adjusting to your taste!
that looks soo good!
mmm.. i love this egg.. i had ramen the other day, and was wondering how did they flavour the boiled egg.. cause usually in chinese cooking, the egg is really brown, but this nitamago is very light in colour, but tasty.