Onsen Tamago (Japanese Hot Spring Eggs)

Name: Onsen Tamago (Japanese Hot Spring Eggs)
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 eggs (chilled & straight from the fridge); 1500 ml water; 300 ml cold water (chilled in the fridge); ice cold water; 2 tbsp dashi stock (liquid not powder); ½ tbsp Japanese light soy sauce (usukuchi shoyu); 1 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp water

Instructions

Cook:15min

Onsen Tamago is a boiled egg like no other! This unique cooking style produces beautifully set whites and silky semi-set yolks served in a light dashi-based sauce, perfect as part of a Japanese-inspired breakfast.

Updated at: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:21:00 GMT