# Onsen Tamago

Onsen Tamago, also known as hot spring egg, is prepared by cooking eggs at low temperatures in a hot spring; however, we can recreate this dish at home using a simple trick.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 22 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 eggs
- 1 spring onion
- 4 tbsp dashi
- 0.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 0.5 tbsp mirin

## Instructions

1. Bring 1 litre of water to boil.
2. Turn off the heat and add 200 ml of tap water.
3. Gently lower the eggs into the pot. The eggs should come straight from the refrigerator.
4. Cover and set timer for 17 minutes.
5. Remove eggs from the pot, set aside for 5 minutes.
6. Now let's make the sauce. Add 4 tbsp of dashi into a pot.
7. Add 1/2 tbsp soy sauce.
8. Add 1/2 tbsp mirin.
9. Gently bring it to boil.
10. Off the heat and set aside.
11. Gently crack the egg into the bowl.
12. Pour the sauce over the egg.
13. Garnish with spring onion.

## Equipment

- pot
- spoon
- bowl

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/BqNja4wQZNg?si=mWfg8DrR_DHBoYr2
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3d62b819-0244-4657-b923-41e3473f2142
- Extracted: 2025-01-06

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