🇰🇷 Korean

Spinach Gyeran Jjim

Name: Spinach Gyeran Jjim
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 300 g Spinach; 3 cloves, sliced Ginger; 6 Eggs; 3, shredded Spring Onions; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 200 ml Kombu Dashi

🇰🇷 Korean

Fluffy steamed egg soufflé studded with spinach — gyeran jjim, cast-iron bubbly. Ready in 25 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 10 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Spinach300 g
Ginger3 cloves, sliced
Eggs6
Spring Onions3, shredded
Soy Sauce2 tbsp
Sesame Oil1 tbsp
Kombu Dashi200 ml

Optional extras

Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Set up a steamer over simmering water and line the tray with the ginger slices.
2
Lay the spinach in a single layer, scatter over the garlic, and season lightly.
3
Steam until just cooked through — translucent and silky rather than dry.
4
Transfer to a warm plate, pour over the soy sauce, and top with spring onions.
5
Heat the Sesame Oil until it just smokes and pour it sizzling over everything at the table.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of rice vinegar just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Gyeran Jjim - Korean Hot Steamed Egg 계란찜 · on YouTube