Japanese Tamago Egg Salad

One of my favorite things when I was in Tokyo was the egg salad sandwich at 7/11. It was divine and I have always wanted to re-create it and that is exactly what I did here. Paired with some delicious Japanese milk bread, this egg salad is special.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
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Ingredients 

  • Yield: 8 Portions
  • 24 hard-boiled eggs
  • 225 g Kewpie mayo
  • 15 g salt
  • 25 g sugar
  • 50 g rice vinegar
  • 15 g dashi powder
  • Shokupan, Japanese milk bread, sub thick sliced white bread

DIY KEWPIE:

  • 1 egg
  • 75 g rice vinegar
  • 5 g salt
  • 5 g granulated sugar
  • 1-2 g msg
  • 325 g neutral oil, canola etc

Instructions 

  • Add yolks from 24 eggs into food processor along with mayo, salt. Reserve whites for later.
  • Stir dashi into rice vinegar and add into food processor. Spin until creamy.
  • Add egg sauce into a bowl, top with a wire rack and press reserved egg whites through rack to “dice”. Gently fold to combine.
  • Add to thick sliced shokupan bread or thick cut white bread
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As a former professional chef, I’m obsessed with creating well-designed recipes that not only taste good, but that are practical and fun for home cooks to re-create. You can browse my recipes here or head to my YouTube channel to watch all of my recipe videos.

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