Jalapeño Jangjorim With Jammy Eggs
Published Sept. 30, 2020

- Total Time
- 2 hours, plus cooling
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Ingredients
- Ice, as needed
- 5large eggs
- 1pound beef brisket, cut into 3-inch cubes
- ½medium yellow onion, unpeeled
- 2large scallions, halved crosswise
- 1(5-inch) square dasima (dried kelp)
- 1(2-inch) piece fresh ginger, unpeeled and thinly sliced
- 1cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 3packed tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1tablespoon mirin
- 4large jalapeños, halved lengthwise, deseeded if you don’t like heat
- 7large garlic cloves, peeled
Preparation
- Step 1
In a medium pot over high heat, bring 6 cups water to a boil. Set up an ice bath in a medium bowl.
- Step 2
Using a spoon, gently lower the eggs into the boiling water, reduce the heat to medium-high and cook at a moderate boil for 8 minutes. Immediately transfer the eggs into the ice bath. Let the eggs cool for 5 minutes, then peel and set aside.
- Step 3
Gently nestle the beef brisket into the pot of hot water; add the onion, scallions, dasima and ginger. Bring to a boil again, then reduce the heat to medium and cook at a gentle boil until the meat is tender, about 1½ hours.
- Step 4
Using a pair of tongs, transfer the meat onto a cutting board and let cool slightly. As the meat cools, strain the broth through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl and discard the aromatics. Add 3 cups of broth back to the pot. (Any remaining broth can be reserved for soup or noodles.) Add the soy sauce, brown sugar and mirin to the pot and stir until combined. With your hands, shred the beef into thin strands, and add to the pot as well.
- Step 5
Bring the pot to a boil and cook over medium-high heat until the soy sauce brine reduces slightly, about 10 minutes. Nestle in the peeled eggs along with the jalapeños and garlic. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool completely.
- Step 6
Serve at room temperature. (If preparing in advance, transfer the mixture to a resealable container, such as a Mason jar, and keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. This dish tastes great cold, straight out of the fridge.)
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Comments
Delicious! With a few tweeks: separately, I gave the jalapenos a quick sear, and then gave the garlic cloves an even quicker one; in both cases, this mellowed them a bit and deepened their flavor.
This is one of my favorite banchans my mom makes. Every Korean household will have their own version of it. My mom made hers on the lighter side with soy sauce. Regarding saltiness of the broth, you typically eat the braised meat, eggs, and veggies with a little bit of the liquid with white rice. Most don't really eat the braising sauce on its own like one would with soup or stews.
First time round it was delicious (20 mins in Instant Pot). Second time I added a small piece of star anise and it was even better...
Too much soy sauce! It overpowers the nuanced flavors of the broth and is way too salty to eat, even over white rice. I diluted with at least 3 more cups of water and it is stewing again with more aromatics to try get the amazing flavor of the broth back (though going to be hard to separate the meat from the aromatics now that it's shredded). I should have listened to the other comments! Even 3/4 cups of low sodium soy sauce seems like too much. Pretty sad about this one.
Delicious! Some adjustments: - half the soy sauce - substituted whole shishito peppers Next time, I’d cool the broth and remove the hardened fat before the next step!
Fabulous! This was definitely a winner, although I’d recommend going ahead with a much bigger piece of meat. You will want leftovers!
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