Eggs in Soy Sauce

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      15 min

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Vibrant Vegetables: 100+ Delicious Recipes Using 20+ Common Veggies

By Janneke Philippi

Published 2024

  • About

Eggs and sweet soy sauce—two quintessential ingredients in Indonesian cooking. Sometimes I’ll add a spoonful of honey or ginger syrup to the sauce for a milder flavor.

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1

Method

BOIL the eggs for 7 minutes until they are just hard. Meanwhile, finely chop the onion and mince the garlic.

HEAT the oil in a small frying pan. Fry the onion and garlic for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and fry 1 minute more.

POUR in the soy sauce along with ½ cup (100 ml) water and stir until the soy-tomato sauce is smooth. Allow the sauce to simmer gentl