Rice with eggs and Gochujang sauce

Total: 50 min. | Active: 35 min.
vegetarian

For this quick egg dish, the eggs are marinated in a sweet and spicy garlic sauce made with Korean Gochujang paste and butter, and served on a bed of rice.

Recipe by:
Corinne and Bettina - nom-nom

Ingredients

for 4 people

To cook the rice
500 g sushi rice
7 dl water
1 tsp salt
Eggs
fresh eggs
  water, boiling
Gochujang sauce
60 g butter
garlic cloves, finely chopped
4 tbsp water
2 tbsp Gochujang paste (chili paste)
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 ½ tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
To serve
spring onion incl. green part, finely chopped
Nori chips , torn into small pieces
½ tbsp sesame seeds

How it's done

To cook the rice

Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold running water until the water runs clear, drain well. Add the rice to the pan with the water and salt, leave to absorb for approx. 15 mins. Bring to the boil with the lid off, reduce the heat and simmer until the water has evaporated, leaving small indentations on the surface of the rice, cover and leave to absorb over a low heat for approx. 10 mins, do not lift the lid.

Eggs

Boil the eggs in simmering water for approx. 6 mins., rinse in cold water, then peel.

Gochujang sauce

Heat the butter in a pan. Add the garlic, sauté for approx. 2 mins. Add the Gochujang paste and all the other ingredients up to and including the sesame oil, mix, bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, add the eggs, mix, heat gently.

To serve

Plate up the rice, place the eggs on top, drizzle with the Gochujang sauce. Top with the spring onions, nori chips and sesame seeds.

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