Korea

Gyeranjjim

Name: Gyeranjjim
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 4 Eggs; 200 ml Water or dashi; 1 tsp Salted shrimp (saeujeot) or salt; 1 Spring onion; 1 tsp Sesame oil; to garnish Sesame

Korean steamed egg custard

Gyeranjjim is an airy, soft steamed egg custard served in Korea as a popular side dish (banchan) with grilled meats and rice.

Cooked in a hot earthen pot, the mixture rises like a soufflé; mildly seasoned with salted shrimp or dashi and finished with spring onion.

Servings2

Time20 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Eggs4
Water or dashi200 ml
Salted shrimp (saeujeot) or salt1 tsp
Spring onion1
Sesame oil1 tsp
Sesameto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Whisk eggs with water/dashi and salted shrimp, strain.
Pour into a small earthen pot.
Cook covered over medium heat, stirring, until it sets.
Let it rise like a soufflé.
Serve with spring onion, sesame and sesame oil.

Make it original

Saeujeot and sesame oil for gyeranjjim are in the Asia Boutique.

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