Quail Egg and Chili Jangjorim

Jangjorim is Korean dish consisting mainly of boiled or braised beef and soy sauce. This version uses quail eggs.

Easy
🥘 Korean
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1

Quail eggs

2

3 cups water

3

1 cup soy sauce

4

½ cup sugar

5

¼ cup refined rice wine

6

6 cloves garlic

7

3 slices of fresh ginger

8

3 dried red chile peppers

Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the quail eggs, and boil for about 10 minutes.

10 minutes

2

Carefully drain the eggs, and cool in cold water.

3

Peel the cooled eggs.

4

Combine the water, soy sauce, sugar, wine, garlic, and ginger in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.

5

Add the eggs to the pot, and simmer until the liquid is reduced by half.

6

Add the peppers, and cook just for 1–2 minutes.

1–2 minutes

Notes
  • Adding 1 tablespoon each of salt and vinegar to the boiling water makes the eggs easier to peel.
  • Don't overcook after adding the chili pepper—it will get too soft.