Japanese Egg Sandwich. Soft creamy egg salad between two fluffy pieces of bread with a boiled egg in between each layer. A delicious sandwich that is ready in 15 minutes!
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What is Japanese Egg Sandwich?
Japanese Egg Sandwich is a scrumptious sandwich made with tender fluffy milk bread, creamy egg salad with a boiled egg in between. This popular Japanese food is sold at many Japanese convenience stores. Making it very convenient and easy for hungry students and commuters who are looking for a quick bite or light meal for lunch, dinner or breakfast. This satiating sandwich truly hits the spot with its creamy textures and soft bread. Once you have this sandwich, you will never want to make egg salad sandwich any other way.
The best part is that this Japanese fluffy egg sandwich comes together with minimal ingredients with just 15 minutes of your time.
Ingredients
You will need the following ingredients for this easy Japanese egg sandwich recipe:
- Milk Bread: or any white bread. Most Asian bakeries sell milk bread.
- Eggs
- Japanese mayo or kewpie mayo: or substitute with regular mayonnaise
- Salt
- Scallions or green onions
How to Make Japanese Egg Sandwich
Boil Water
In a small pot, boil your water. Meanwhile, run your eggs under running warm water to bring the shells to room temperature to prevent them from cracking.
Boil Eggs
Slowly add them to your boiling pot of water one by one. Set a timer to boil four of them for 9 minutes and two of them for 8 minutes. Cover with a lid.
Prepare Ice Bath
Meanwhile, prepare an ice bathe for your eggs.
Remove Eggs & Transfer to Ice Bath
At the 8 minute mark, remove only two eggs and transfer to an ice bath.
At the 9 minute mark, remove the remaining 4 eggs and transfer to an ice bath. Make sure to note which ones are the 8 minute eggs.
Make Egg Salad
Crack and peel your eggs. Place only 4 of the eggs into a bowl and mash them with a fork. Add your scallions, Japanese mayo, salt and mash it altogether.
Slice remaining eggs
Slice the other two eggs in half.
Fill Bread
Lay two pieces of bread. Place two egg halves face down vertically in the middle of your bread. Spread your egg salad over top evenly.
Close Sandwich
Close the sandwich with the other piece of bread. Gently push it down.
Slice off Crust
Slice off the side edges only of your sandwich. Then turn it 90 degrees.
Rotate & Slice into Thirds
Then slice your sandwich into equal thirds.
Serve
Enjoy immediately!
Storage
This Japanese egg sandwich is best consumed immediately but if you have leftovers, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and store in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last up to 1-3 days.
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- Katsu Sando
- Satay Beef Sandwich
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📖 Recipe
Japanese Egg Sandwich (20-min. Recipe)
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 5 tablespoon mayonnaise Japanese kind
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ cup scallions finely chopped
- 4 slices bread
Instructions
- In a small pot, boil your water. Meanwhile, run your eggs under warm water to bring the shells to room temperature to prevent them from cracking.
- Slowly add them to your boiling pot of water one by one. Set a timer to boil four of them for 9 minutes and two of them for 8 minutes. Cover with a lid.
- Meanwhile, prepare an ice bath for your eggs.
- At the 8 minute mark, remove your two eggs and transfer to an ice bath.
- At the 9 minute mark, remove the remaining 4 eggs and transfer to an ice bath. Make sure to note which ones are the 8 minute eggs.
- Crack and peel your eggs.
- Place only 4 of the eggs into a bowl and mash them with a fork. Add your scallions, Japanese mayo, salt and mash it altogether.
- Slice the other two eggs in half.
Assembling your sandwich:
- Lay two pieces of bread. Place two egg halves face down vertically in the middle of your bread. Spread your egg salad over top evenly. Top it off with your other piece of bread. Gently push it down.
- Slice off the side edges only of your sandwich. Then turn it 90 degrees. Slice it into thirds and you should see the profile of the egg. Enjoy!
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Michelle | Sift & Simmer
Yum, what a delicious stack! Love egg sandwiches, but these are next level! Also love the addition of scallions -- they make everything taste so much better 🙂
Alex
The BEST egg sandwich! Not only does it taste amazing, but it looks so good!
Katerina | Once a Foodie
Thanks so much for those assembly photos, Christie - these sandwiches look so beautiful! I am craving egg sandwiches all of a sudden - I wonder why!
Never Ending Journeys
This Japanese egg sandwich looks like such a yummy dinner idea! I'll have to give it a try sometime...looks great.
Heidi | The Frugal Girls
I am such a massive fan of egg salad and your take on the classic is such a fun upgrade. The scallions are the perfect compliment to the eggs, and I really loved how you added a couple of the boiled egg halves for added texture in the sandwich.
Leanne
Great presentation Christie! Loved watching you make this in your tiktok video!
Tasia ~ two sugar bugs
Egg salad is one of my favorite sandwiches!! I love how you include the egg halves and scallions and your video was fun to watch too!
Mako San
This was the best egg salad sando I've ever made!