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Japanese Egg Sandwich (Tamago Sando) Recipe

Japanese Egg Sandwich (Tamago Sando) Recipe

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  • Author: Megane
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 servings 1x
  • Category: Sandwich
  • Method: Boiling, Mixing, Assembling
  • Cuisine: Japanese
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

A delightful and traditional Japanese Egg Sandwich recipe, known as Tamago Sando, featuring a creamy egg salad filling made with Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise, served between slices of soft shokupan (Japanese milk bread).


Ingredients

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Tamago Sando Ingredients:

  • 3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell)
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp milk
  • 2 Tbsp Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise
  • 4 slices shokupan (Japanese milk bread) (or homemade Shokupan)
  • salted butter

Instructions

  1. To Make the Egg Salad: Put 3 large eggs in a saucepan, cover with water, boil for 12 mins, cool in iced water, peel, mash eggs, add sugar, salt, pepper, milk, and mayonnaise. Mix well.
  2. To Assemble the Tamago Sando: Spread butter on shokupan slices, add egg salad on one slice, cover with another slice. Press sandwiches slightly between plates. Cut off crusts and slice in half.

Notes

  • Save the crusts to make Shokupan Crust Rusks for a tasty snack.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 sandwich
  • Calories: Approx. 300 kcal
  • Sugar: 2g
  • Sodium: 500mg
  • Fat: 15g
  • Saturated Fat: 4g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 8g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 30g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 10g
  • Cholesterol: 220mg