Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs

Name: Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 2 cups water; 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp palm sugar, chopped; 4 garlic cloves, smashed; 2 star anise pods

Hard boiled eggs simmered in a fragrant sauce of sweet soy, garlic, and star anise. A savory and slightly sweet side dish popular in Thai home cooking.

35 minEasyServes 3180 cal/serving

ThaiSideStovetopVegetarianLow CarbDairy-FreeNut-FreePork-FreeNightshade-FreeCorn-Free

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

6 large eggs
2 cups water
1/4 cup sweet soy sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp palm sugar, chopped
4 garlic cloves, smashed
2 star anise pods

Instructions

1

Boil 6 large eggs in a pot of water for 8 minutes.
2

Cool large eggs in ice water, then peel completely.
3

Combine 2 cups water, 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp chopped palm sugar, 4 smashed garlic cloves, and 2 star anise pods in a saucepan.
4

Simmer sauce over medium heat until palm sugar dissolves.
5

Add peeled large eggs and simmer for 15 minutes until coated and deeply colored.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Questions

How much time should I plan for Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs?

As written, 35 minutes: 10 of prep and 25 of cooking. The longest single stretch is step 5 (15 minutes): "Add peeled large eggs and simmer for 15 minutes until coated and deeply colored."

How do I know when Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs is done?

Go by the cues in the method rather than the clock. Step 5: cook until coated and deeply colored.

Is there a substitute for kecap manis in Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs?

The entry for Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs calls for 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce. In its place: Simmer equal parts soy sauce and brown sugar or molasses for a minute, until syrupy.

Can I make Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs gluten-free?

Yes. The gluten in Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs is 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce, 2 tbsp soy sauce. Swap the soy-based sauce for tamari or coconut aminos. Everything else proceeds as written.

How do I store and reheat Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs?

Refrigerate what is left of Sweet Soy Hard Boiled Eggs within two hours and eat it within three days. Reheat gently on the stovetop.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,530 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.