Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Classic Preparation
- Boil the eggs, cool in ice water, and peel.
- Separate yolks and whites. Mash yolks with mayo, sugar, ketchup, nutmeg, MSG, salt, and pepper.
- Finely chop the whites and fold them into the yolk mixture.
- Remove crusts from the bread. Butter one side of each slice. Spread the egg salad on top.
- Wrap in plastic wrap tightly and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Cut in half with a sharp knife and enjoy.
Soft Boiled Variation
- Soft boil 2 eggs and hard boil the remaining 2 eggs. Chill in ice water and peel.
- Separate yolks and whites of the hard-boiled eggs. Mash the yolks with Kewpie mayo, sugar, ketchup, nutmeg, MSG, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Chop the whites finely and fold into the yolk mixture.
- Leave the crusts on. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Add a generous amount of egg salad to one slice, concentrating in the center.
- Place the two soft-boiled eggs horizontally in the middle and spoon more egg salad around and on top to hold them in place.
- Top with the second slice of bread butter side down.
- Wrap the sandwich tightly in parchment paper. Place a light plate on top and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Slice through the center for the best cross-section and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Notes
Feel free to customize your sandwich with different ingredients like avocado or herbs.
