By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 1
242 cal · 5 min
Teriyaki Eggs
Recipe GLPR7449baa48097fe
A quick Japanese-inspired dish featuring a golden-fried egg glazed in a savory-sweet teriyaki sauce made from sake, soy sauce, and sugar. The egg is served over rice and topped with crispy nori strips, fresh scallion, and toasted sesame seeds for a complete, satisfying meal.
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Ingredients
1 tablespoon sake
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large egg
nori strips for garnish
1 scallion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the sake, soy sauce, and sugar. Stir until the sugar is fully dissolved. Set the teriyaki sauce aside.
Break the egg into a separate small bowl.
Heat a small frying pan over medium heat. Once hot, add the vegetable oil.
Tilt the pan to one side and carefully slide the egg from the bowl into the hot oil.
Keep the pan tilted and fry the egg until the edges turn golden brown and the white is mostly set, about 2 minutes.
Remove excess oil from the pan using a paper towel, leaving just a thin coating.
Pour the teriyaki sauce into the pan and tilt and swirl gently so the sauce coats the egg. Continue cooking until the sauce reduces to a thick, glossy glaze and the egg white is fully cooked through to an internal temperature of 160°F, about 1 minute.
Transfer the egg to a bowl of warm rice. Top with nori strips, chopped scallion, and sesame seeds. Drizzle any remaining sauce from the pan over the egg and rice.
Comments
Sake is a real stop—neither Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Walmart, nor ALDI reliably stock it in Charlotte, so you're looking at a liquor store detour or an Asian market. The recipe as written (five minutes) ignores the time to beat eggs, heat oil, and build the sauce; budget ten minutes instead, plus cooling time if the eggs finish hot. Cost per serving runs $2.50–$3.00 for one egg with sake-sweetened sauce, which is reasonable but not a budget play. It's a single-serve dish that does not scale and does not reheat well, so it suits a solo weeknight where you want something quick and a little indulgent, not a family meal or leftovers.
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