Egg HB

Name: Egg HB
Ingredients: ¾ cup mirin or Aji mirin; ¼ cup regular soy sauce; ¼ cup dark soy sauce if you can’t find this, substitute with an equal amount of regular soy sauce + 1 tbsp brown sugar; ½ cup water up to ½ cup (optional). Add the water if you want the eggs to marinate for longer than 6 hours in the fridge; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 2 cloves of garlic, or 1 inch piece of ginger sliced

January 1, 2026 · Japanese · Ramen

Requires planning, but they keep for a bit and are worth it.

FOR THE MARINADE

¾ cup mirin or Aji mirin
¼ cup regular soy sauce
¼ cup dark soy sauce if you can’t find this, substitute with an equal amount of regular soy sauce + 1 tbsp brown sugar
½ cup water up to ½ cup (optional). Add the water if you want the eggs to marinate for longer than 6 hours in the fridge

OPTIONAL SPICES

½ tsp cayenne pepper
2 cloves of garlic, or 1 inch piece of ginger sliced

Marinating

Once peeled, place the eggs in the (cooled) marinade. For those eggs cooked for 5 ½ minutes, put the marinade into a bowl where the eggs can be placed along the bottom in one layer.
Let the eggs marinate for at least for 2 hours, or 8 - 12 hours for best results, or even up to 24 hours.
Remove the eggs from the marinade and place them in a separate air-tight container. These can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Keep the rest of the marinade in an air-tight container in the fridge. This can be re-used for up to 3 weeks.