Ajitama

also called ajitama · ajitsuke tamago · ajitsuke-tamago · 味付け玉子 · 味玉 · ramen egg · marinated soft-boiled egg · soy egg · jammy egg · half an egg

The table

Printed on the menu as "1/2 Egg". The whole recipe is six minutes thirty and an ice bath.
6 large(300 g; straight from the fridge)eggsboil 6 min 30 sec straight from the fridgeice bath 5 min, peel under watermarinate 8 hr, turning the bag once
1/2 cup(120 mL)soy sauceboil the marinade 1 min, then cool it
1/4 cup(60 mL)mirin
2 Tbs(30 mL)sake
1 Tbs(12 g)granulated sugar
1/2 cup(120 mL)water
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.7 things to get out.

Before anything else

2boil 6 min 30 sec straight from the fridge

3boil the marinade 1 min, then cool it

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
8 hr 12 min
Needs you
none of itthe rest you can walk away from
If you get it wrong
Unforgiving — six minutes thirty and there is no going back from seven: the yolk sets, and a set yolk is a different topping

  1. boil the marinade 1 min, then cool it

    1 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. boil 6 min 30 sec straight from the fridge

    7 minwalk awayfrom the start

  3. ice bath 5 min, peel under water

    5 minwalk away7 min in

  4. marinate 8 hr, turning the bag once

    8 hrwalk away12 min in

Goes with

See how it is written
>> title: Ajitama
>> category: Toppings & Pickles
>> tags: japanese, eggs, ramen, topping, make-ahead
>> counters: Ramen Shop, The Bowl Shop
>> aka: ajitama, ajitsuke tamago, ajitsuke-tamago, 味付け玉子, 味玉, ramen egg, marinated soft-boiled egg, soy egg, jammy egg, half an egg
>> pairs-with: shoyu-ramen, shio-ramen
>> servings: 6
>> time: 8 hr 30 min
>> slack: unforgiving — six minutes thirty and there is no going back from seven: the yolk sets, and a set yolk is a different topping

>> step: Printed on the menu as "1/2 Egg". The whole recipe is six minutes thirty and an ice bath.
Printed on the menu as "1/2 Egg".

>> step: boil the marinade 1 min, then cool it
Boil @soy sauce{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @mirin{1/4%cup}(60 mL), @sake{2%Tbs}(30 mL), @granulated sugar{1%Tbs}(12 g) and @water{1/2%cup}(120 mL) together ~boil{1%min}, then take it off and let it come down to room temperature.

>> step: boil 6 min 30 sec straight from the fridge
Lower @eggs{6%large}(300 g; straight from the fridge) into a pan of hard-boiling water and ~boil{6.5%min}, keeping the water moving so the yolks set centred.

>> step: ice bath 5 min, peel under water
Drop @&(~1)eggs{} into ice water and ~cool{5%min}, then crack and peel them under the tap.

>> step: marinate 8 hr, turning the bag once
Marinate @&(~1)peeled eggs{} in @&(~3)cooled marinade{} in a sealed bag with the air pressed out, in the fridge, ~marinate{8%hr}, turning it once.