The Best Korean Egg Roll Done In No Time

Mireille · 03/20/2019 at 11:11 am

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Let it cook on low heat and eat it as a bite-sized snack. This recipe is done in no time. So, what are you waiting for? Ready to learn how to make a Korean egg roll omelet? Let’s get started!

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this omelette recipe you need a handful of ingredients. Make sure you have the following ingredients on your grocery list:

Eggs – use large eggs
Milk – you can use any type of milk I use almond milk
Carrot – cut au jullienne
Onion – finely chopped
Scallion – finely sliced
Salt and pepper – season to taste
Cooking spray

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

How To Make Korean Egg Roll

Start with thinly slicing your carrot and scallion. Also finely chop the onion. Then crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk ferociously.
Take a strainer and sift the eggs to remove the chalaza.
Add the carrots, onions, and scallions. Mix before you add the almond milk. Stir again and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Stir again to combine all the ingredients.
Take cooking spray and grease your (non-stick) skillet. Take a sauce spoon fill the pan with egg mixture and let it cook over low heat.
As soon as the egg is dry roll the omelette about a third of the way.
Slide the omelet into the middle of the pan and pour more egg mixture to the left of the pan. Let the egg cook again on low heat and repeat the rolling and sliding of the egg to the middle.
You can repeat this procedure about 3 to 4 times. When the egg mixture is in the pan roll up the egg all the way.
Take the rolled omelet out of the pan. As the egg is cooked over low heat it will not be really hot. If your egg roll is hot, let it cool before you slice it into 1-inch rolls.
Put on a plate and serve.

Delicious Korean Egg Recipe

You may think that an omelet is, an omelet, is an omelet but that is not always the case. This Korean egg roll is an omelette also known as Gyeran Mari as they say in Korea.

This egg roll Korean style is an egg-rolled omelette and is eaten as a savory side dish. It is made with lots of finely chopped vegetables and you can compare it with:

Japanese egg nigiri sushi – especially if you use gim/seaweed
Italian Frittata – an egg omelet recipe filled with lots of vegetables and cheese
French omelette

In Korea, you can eat this egg-rolled omelette as a side dish at street stalls. There are lots of ingredients you can use to customize your egg roll.

Read on and you will see more options that you can add to your Korean rolled omelette. Besides this being a great side dish this recipe is also low-carb and fits perfectly in a low-carb or Keto diet.

Egg Roll Ingredient Options

Besides the ingredients mentioned above, you have lots of options you can add to this Korean egg-rolled omelette:

Mushrooms
Chives
Bell pepper
Zucchini
Ham
Cheese
Bacon
Tuna
Shrimp
Crab
Makrel

How To Store Gyeran Mari Korean Egg Roll

If you have leftover Korean egg rolls you have several ways to store them. Let the egg cool completely before storing:

Refrigerator – you can store it in the fridge for up to 2 to 3 days. Put the eggs in an airtight food container.
Freezer – you can store cooked eggs in the freezer. When you store cooked eggs in the freezer and thaw them they unleash water and the egg can get a little spongy.

How To Reheat Korean Egg Roll

You have several ways to reheat leftover Korean egg rolls:

Cast iron skillet – you can reheat this Korean egg roll omelet in a cast-iron skillet. Preheat the skillet to medium with a little bit of butter and add your omelet. Heat the omelette for about 2 minutes on each side.
Microwave – you can also heat it in the microwave. Put eggs on paper towels and put them in the microwave. Heat for 30 seconds burst and check to see if the egg roll is warm enough else heat for another 30 seconds.
Air Fryer – preheat your Air Fryer to 325℉/162℃ for 3 minutes. Use the grill pan or an Air Fryer basket with a parchment liner and heat the eggs for 5-7 minutes or until heated through.
Oven – like the Air Fryer preheat your oven to 350℉/175℃. Put your Korean egg rolls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Heat for 10 minutes or until warmth through.

More Egg Recipes

If you love eggs then you may also like the following egg recipes:

I hope you love this recipe as much as I do. Have fun with this Korean egg roll recipe!

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Korean Egg Rolls

Mireille

Serves: 2 Prep Time: 3 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Great side dish Korean egg roll omelet with lots of finely chopped vegetables. Cook on low heat and eat it as a snack. Video included!

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 tablespoon almond milk
1 tablespoon carrot, finely chopped
1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon green part of spring onion, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper for seasoning

Instructions

Finely chop the vegetables
Whisk the eggs in a bowl and sift the eggs using a strain to remove chalaza
Add the carrots, onions and scallion to the bowl. Mix before you add the almond milk. Stir again and season with salt and pepper to taste
Spray skillet with cooking spray and brush pan with cooking spray
Take a sauce spoon and fill the pan with egg mixture and let it cook over low heat. As soon as the egg is dry roll the omelette about a third of the way
Slide the omelette to the middle of the pan and pour more egg mixture to the left of the pan. Let the egg cook again on low heat and repeat the rolling and sliding the egg to the middle
You can repeat this procedure about 3 to 4 times. When the egg mixture is in the pan roll up the egg all the way.
Take rolled omelette out of the pan and slice the rolled omelette in 1 inch rolls
Put on a plate and serve

Notes

As the egg is cooked over low heat it will not be really hot. If you egg roll is hot let it cool