Korean Steamed Egg (Gyeran Jjim 계란찜)
I love this dish as an appetizer from Korean restaurants, so I spent a week perfecting the recipe, with varying time and stove setting. Every stove top and cookware is slightly different so I would suggest giving this one a few go until you perfect it for your particular kitchen. Enjoy!
A handy tip: use a pot with clear lid so you can tell when the egg is done without lifting the lid, which allows steam to escape and creates inconsistencies.
Ingredients
- Eggs — 2 jumbo
- Shrimp Sauce* — 2 tsp
- Water — 1/2 cup
Optional seasoning: salt, white pepper, sesame oil, soy sauce
Optional garnish: scallions (chopped), enoki mushroom (cut in half length-wise)
Instructions
- Beat eggs vigorously in bowl, add all seasonings (shrimp sauce, salt, white pepper, soy sauce, sesame oil). Go very light on the salt and soy sauce - can always add salt after dish is cooked.
- Mix in 1/2 cup water. Can also add scallion or enoki now if you are adding veggies.
- Pour eggs in small sauce pan and cook in medium heat with lid on (my stove goes up to 10 and I put this at 5) for 4 min.
- After 4 min, turn heat down to low (at 2/10) and cook for another 2 min. Keep lid closed. Check back often. When eggs look fluffy**, remove from heat and it’s ready to be served.
- The shrimp sauce is available in Korean / Asian super markets. You can also substitute with fish sauce but it doesn’t taste as “Korean.”
** This is what it should look like when the egg dish is ready.