Soy-Marinated Asian Deviled Eggs

Ramen egg lovers, rejoice. These soy-marinated Asian deviled eggs are filled with a creamy miso-yolk filling and topped with chili crunch, green onion, and sesame seeds.

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It’s no surprise that deviled eggs are showing up for my birthday month of favorite things. These Asian deviled eggs mark my 15th deviled egg recipe – 18th if you count the non-egg versions (potato, strawberry, and cookie). I should also get bonus points for sharing this recipe during National Egg Month and National Vinegar Month.

I was inspired to make Asian-inspired deviled eggs after recently making soy-marinated eggs for the first time. I might be obsessed, I don’t even need ramen to crave them. Best part is that you can reuse the marinade for a couple weeks because it seems wasteful not to with all the soy sauce and seasonings.

Personally I love reusing those 32 oz deli containers from takeout orders (that build up in our food container drawer, making it difficult to open) for this purpose because they are *just* the right size to fit 6 eggs and the marinade. I can even carefully squeeze some of the air out to ensure complete coverage. But you could also use a zip-top bag if you don’t have anything similar on hand.

After the eggs marinade in the soy sauce mixture for at least 8 hours, the process to make the Asian deviled eggs is very similar to traditional deviled eggs. Slice the eggs open lengthwise, scoop out the yolks, and blend them with mayonnaise. The changes are adding white miso paste and rice vinegar instead of mustard. I did consider using Chinese mustard instead, but I’m not made at how these turned out. Clearly, otherwise I would have remade them with Chinese mustard.

After spooning or piping (you can just use a zip top bag with a corner snipped off) the filling back into the egg halves, they are topped with chili crisp, green onion, chili powder, and sesame seeds. You can obviously play around with the toppings based on your preferences.

I brought these soy-marinated Asian deviled eggs over to our friends’ house for dinner as they requested I bring an appetizer. I knew they were making garlic noodles with veggies so they fit right in! In fact not a single one remained by the end of the evening. Guess that means I get to marinade more eggs to make more – oh darn!

SOY-MARINATED ASIAN DEVILED EGGS

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Yield: 1 dozen Prep Time: 8 Hours 30 Minutes Cooking Time: 15 Minutes 15 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

MARINATED EGGS

• 6 large eggs
• 1/2 cup light soy sauce
• 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
• 3 garlic cloves, skins removed and lightly crushed
• 2 whole star anise
• 3 black peppercorns
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper
• Approximately 1 cup cold water

FILLING

• 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
• 1/2 Tbsp white miso paste
• 1/2 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8 tsp salt

TOPPING

• Chili crisp
• Fresh green onions, thinly sliced
• Crushed red pepper or chili powder
• Sesame seeds

Directions

1. Place eggs in a medium pot and cover with water. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover, remove from heat, and let sit for 10 minutes. Transfer eggs to an ice bath to let cool, then peel.
2. In a quart sized airtight container, add soy sauces, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, anise, black peppercorns, cardamom, and red pepper. Stir until the sugar dissolves then add peeled eggs. Add enough water to cover the eggs. Cover with lid and chill for at least 8 hours or up to 48 hours.
3. Remove eggs from the marinade and slice in half lengthwise. Remove egg yolks from the egg and place into a large bowl. Add mayonnaise, miso, rice vinegar, black pepper, and salt, then whisk until smooth.
4. Spoon or pipe filling into each egg half. Refrigerate until ready to serve**, garnished with chili crisp, green onion, crushed red pepper, and sesame seeds.

Notes

*Marinade stored in the fridge can be reused for a couple weeks to marinade more eggs. **Can be made a day ahead, but wait to garnish until ready to serve.

Source: Adapted from The Flavor Bender and Misfits Market.