Momof*cku's Soy Sauce Eggs Recipe on Food52 (2024)

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How long can you marinate eggs in soy sauce? ›

Marinate for 4 to 24 Hours, But No More

The eggs may get too salty after 24 hours.

Pour soy sauce mixture into a medium or large bowl. Add eggs and cover. Steep eggs in soy sauce until they are deep brown in color–best if left for 12-24 hours before eating. Soy sauce eggs will keep for 4-5 days and can be left in soy sauce mixture.

I usually will reuse the marinade to marinate a few more eggs in order not to waste the marinade. To save time, I often make 8-10 Instant Pot eggs and have extra eggs in the refrigerator so it's easy to peel a few more eggs and reuse the marinade at least one time.

They're so delicious, cheap, and healthy! All you do is make a brine with about 1 part soy sauce and 1part rice wine vinegar, cook eggs in the shell at a medium- hard boil in some water on the stove, peel the eggs, and let them soak in the brine for at least 24 hours.

Simply fill a bowl with cold tap water and place your eggs in it. If they sink to the bottom and lay flat on one side, they are fresh and good to eat. A bad egg will float because of the large air cell that forms at its base. Any floating eggs should be thrown out.

Keep them refrigerated at all times. If small eggs are used, 1 to 2 weeks are usually allowed for seasoning to occur. Medium or large eggs may require 2 to 4 weeks to become well seasoned. Use the eggs within 3 to 4 months for best quality.

The bottom line

With proper storage, eggs can last for at least 3–5 weeks in the fridge and about 1 year in the freezer. The longer an egg is stored, the more its quality declines, making it less springy and more runny.

I do recommend leaving them in the fridge at least overnight, but if you're in a hurry, marinate them for a minimum of 2 hours. Then you can transfer the eggs into an air-tight container and store them in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Combine soy sauce, mirin and kombu in a small bowl. Gently add egg yolks to the soy-sauce mixture, cover and place in refrigerator to cure for six hours, up to two or three days. The yolks will firm up and darken over time, becoming quite hard in three days.

Taiwanese Soy marinated Eggs are the perfect addition to noodles, rice bowls, salads, and various other dishes. I like to prepare Taiwanese soy Marinated Eggs every Sunday and have them throughout the week—a healthy, easy, and affordable snack with accessible ingredients.

What cancels out too much soy sauce? ›

Incorporate Lemon Juice, Vinegar or Sugar

Many cooks combat a salty dish with a splash of lemon juice or vinegar. You can also try mixing in a sweetener like white sugar, brown sugar, honey or agave syrup. The goal is to dilute the soy sauce and to create a harmonious blend of flavors.

Store leftover Mayak eggs in an airtight container with the marinade in the fridge for up to 7 days. I don't recommend saving leftover marinade to marinate another batch of eggs since the flavors won't be the same, and it may go bad.

We're simply suggesting that you add the sodium in a different form—instead of kosher salt, try seasoning with a splash of soy sauce. By stirring it into the eggs before they hit the pan, the saltiness gets evenly dispersed and doesn't run the risk of clumping up, like salt.

Tamari or liquid aminos instead of soy sauce

Tamari is a gluten-free version of soy sauce, and the low-sodium variety tastes as good. Liquid aminos is a gluten-free, soybean-based seasoning. Coconut aminos are non-soybean option that come from the sap of a coconut tree.

Boiled eggs are generally good for 7 days with the shell on but since we remove the shell off these eggs, these soy-marinated eggs are good for up to 4 days. Just be sure that the eggs are in a good airtight container for maximum freshness!

Pour over beef or pork and marinate 8 hours or overnight. Grill or broil meat. Leftover marinade should be discarded.