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How to Make Korean Sauna Style Eggs

Let’s make some popular KPOP snacks – Korean sauna style eggs!

How to make Korean Sauna Style Eggs in 50 mins | MyKoreanKitchen.com

Have you ever wondered how to make brown eggs that are often seen in many Korean dramas and movies? They are typically featured at the Korean sauna/spa (Jjimjilbang, 찜질방) scene like the below picture. 
Queen of Reversal - Park Si Hoo at Korean Sauna

 (Korean actor – Park Si Hoo eating Jjimjilbang eggs in the Korean drama “Queen of Reversals (2010)”, original source: MBC, photo edited by http://bntnews.hankyung.com/)

I mentioned about these special eggs in my “Eggs Baked on Elvan Stone” post and it was quite interesting to see how many people actually wanted to make them at home.

A couple of readers commented on the post saying that you can make them in 70 mins using a high pressure rice cooker while others are saying 3 hours in a crock pot can do the trick. So it is possible to make Korean sauna style eggs in your own home!

I found that very fascinating, so off I went researching on a Korean version of google, naver, and found that most Koreans use their rice cooker in making them.

Holding a Korean Sauna Egg after pressure steamed twice for 50 mins | MyKoreanKitchen.com
(Me, holding the 50 mins pressure steamed eggs, no colouring is used on the eggs!)

Have a look at my egg! Isn’t it pretty? It’s super soft and it has a nutty taste. I absolutely loved the outcome and it was so easy to make as well. (All the hard work was done by my rice cooker!)

So here comes my recipe! I hope you enjoy experiencing KPOP culture in your own home! 😉

Ingredients for Korean Sauna Style Eggs (Makes 6)

  • 6 large eggs (approx. 400g/14 ounces total)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

How to Make Korean Sauna Eggs in Rice Cooker

1.Eggs need to be kept at room temperature for at least 2 hours. Otherwise, apparently, they crack badly while cooking. To fast track the process, I kept the eggs in warm water initially and left them there for 2 hours.

Warming up eggs

2. After two hours, move the eggs into the rice cooker then dissolve the salt (1/2 tsp) in the water (3/4 cup) and pour it onto the eggs. Cook it for 50 mins in a rice cooker. (I used the multi cook function where I can set the timer). Serve.

Pressure steamed eggs
Korean Sauna Style Eggs

Note:

  • The egg is very hot once cooked, so use caution when taking them out and peeling the shell.
  • If you don’t have a “high tech” Korean rice cooker or a programmable pressure cooker, you can try making this with a slow cooker (but the result is far better when you use a rice cooker.)

On a side note, I also boiled some eggs in a saucepan. Look at the colour contrast! Amazing, hey? My sister was very impressed with my home cooked Korean sauna style eggs. She keeps asking me what’s the secret but I said she needs to find out from my blog. 🙂 She told me that they tasted very similar to the ones you can eat at a Jjimjilbang. What a nice compliment!

Boiled egg in a pot vs. pressure steamed egg

(Normal hard boiled egg vs. Korean sauna style egg)

Boiled egg in a pot vs. pressure steamed egg cut in half


Korean Sauna Style Eggs | MyKoreanKitchen.com

How to Make Korean Sauna Style Eggs

Super easy hard boiled eggs in rice cooker. It comes out just like Korean sauna eggs! 
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Course: Snacks
Cuisine: Korean
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 62kcal
Author: Sue | My Korean Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 6 large eggs (approx. 400 g / 14 ounces total)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

Instructions

  • Eggs need to be kept at room temperature for at least 2 hours. Otherwise, apparently, they crack badly while cooking. To fast track the process, I kept the eggs in warm water initially and left them there for 2 hours.
  • After two hours, move the eggs into the rice cooker then dissolve the salt (1/2 tsp) in the water (3/4 cup) and pour it onto the eggs. Cook it for 50 mins in a rice cooker. (I used the multi cook function where I can set the timer). Serve.

Nutrition Info (per serving)

Calories: 62kcal | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 60mg | Vitamin A: 240IU | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 0.8mg

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Tagged with: cuckoo, egg, kpop, sauna

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