Tamago Sando Recipe
Japanese sandwiches are known for being extra soft and fluffy, with very fine, rich eggy filling. We’ve made ours with an extra Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® in the centre for even more yolky goodness.
Ingredients
- 7Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® eggs
- iced water, for chilling eggs
- 2tbsp of Kewpie mayonnaise, or your favourite mayonnaise
- 1pinch of caster sugar
- 1pinch of ground white pepper
- 1pinch of ground black pepper
- 1handful of chives, finely chopped, optional
- 4slices of milk bread, thick ones, or very soft white bread
Instructions
Step 1
Place the eggs into a pot large enough to hold them in a single layer and cover with cold water by one inch | Ingredients: 7 Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker® eggsStep 2
Bring to the boil, then turn off the heat and cover the pot. Remove 2 of the eggs after 7 minutes and place into a bowl of iced water | Ingredients: iced water, for chilling eggsStep 3
Replace the lid, then remove the remaining eggs after 3 more minutes (10 minutes total). Transfer the 10-minute eggs to a separate bowl of iced waterStep 4
Leave both sets of eggs to cook for 5 minutesStep 5
Peel the 10 minute eggs, then halve them and scoop out the yolks into one bowl and the whites into anotherStep 6
Mash the egg yolks together with the mayonnaise, sugar, white pepper and black pepper until smooth and creamy | Ingredients: 2 tbsp of Kewpie mayonnaise, or your favourite mayonnaise , 1 pinch of caster sugar , 1 pinch of ground white pepper , 1 pinch of ground black pepperStep 7
Finely chop the egg whites and stir them through the egg yolk mixture. Season the mixture with salt to taste. Add the chives, if using | Ingredients: 1 handful of chives, finely chopped, optionalStep 8
Peel the remaining two eggs and leave wholeStep 9
Spread two pieces of bread with the egg mixture, then make a dip in each for the whole eggs | Ingredients: 4 slices of milk bread, thick ones, or very soft white breadStep 10
Add the whole eggs to the dip and top with the second slice of bread. Cut the sandwiches in half and serve with an extra sprinkling of chives