An object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet recording method capable of recording a high-quality image in which occurrence of unevenness is decreased. The ink jet recording method is a method of recording an image by ejecting ink from a recording head including an ejection orifice ejecting the ink, an ejection element generating energy for ejecting the ink, and first and second flow paths which communicate between the ejection orifice and the ejection element and in which the ink flows. The ink jet recording method includes: an ejection step of ejecting the ink from the ejection orifice; and a flow step of flowing the ink in the first flow path to the second flow path separately from the ejection step, wherein the ink is aqueous ink containing a pigment and a specific compound having an ethylene oxide group.