Simple Home-Style Gyeran Jjim
3.0
by me
in my apartment
-Ermita, Manila-
solo
Long story short : the more-than-half-eaten gyeran jjim featured here was supposed to be an appetizer, which I’d cooked way in advance and nearly consumed before starting on the rest of the meal, but circumstances — the tofu cake that I’d intended on using for the dinner entrée had spoiled in the package — forced me to make a meal of it.
Anyway, the opportunity allowed me to finalize my recipe for the egg dish.
This version is a simple form, comprising only the most basic ingredients, the way that it would be prepared at home. In restaurants, the technique would be even simpler. A “fancier” recipe with additional ingredients will follow (e.g., like adding bits of carrot/scallion). The photos below were taken on a different day.
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RECIPE
Simple Home-Style Gyeran Jjim
(serves 2)

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup water
5 small (4 medium) eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp sesame oil








Enjoy.
I make this in the microwave. quick breakfast, less dishes. Not fancy, but passable and familiar.
when i make quick breakfast sandwiches (ham+egg+cheese), i beat an egg and microwave it in a shallow dish, resulting in a puffy round flat patty.
but eggs cooked in the microwave taste kinda funny.
do you cook all your meals on a portable stove?
yes, i asked them to remove the electric stove, which took way too long to heat up and cool down, and used up way too much electricity.
i also prefer the sight and sound of a live flame, which lets me know exactly how much heat is being applied.