Chả Trứng Hấp Recipe (Vietnamese Steamed Egg Meatloaf)
It is a delicious traditional egg meatloaf, which is usually consumed with rice and broken rice dishes, such as Com Tam Bi. It is made from eggs ground pork, ground pork and wood ear mushrooms as well as a variety of seasonings and sauces.
Equipment
- 8x4 Loaf Pan
- Steamer Pot
Ingredients
- 1/2 oz cellophane noodles
- 1/2 lb of ground pork
- 2 stalks of of green onions minced
- 2 oz wood ear mushrooms minced
- 1 teaspoon 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1/2 oz cilantro minced6 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt1 teaspoon sugar granulated
- 1/4 cup of water
- 1/4 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Cover a loaf pan of 8x4 with oil. Use any neutral oil that you can discover.
- All the ingredients should be placed in the bowl with the exception of one egg. The egg that remains take the yolk of the egg and the white. Then include the white of an egg into the ingredients bowl. Mix all ingredients together & then pour them into the loaf pan. Put aside the loaf pan and the egg yolk.
- Prepare your steamer. Bring the water to a boil and then add the steamer attachment to the top. Place your loaf pan into the steamer. Be sure to lift the loaf pan off the steamer when it has finished cooking. Sometimes, I place an upside-down bowl in near the top of the steamer in order to create an edging to place my bread pan on. This makes it much easier to take it off.
- Steam for about 40 minutes.
- After 40 minutes After 40 minutes, poke holes into the meatloaf to verify if it's cooked. If liquid leaks from the meatloaf, make it cook for couple of minutes more, until the liquid is released.
- Whisk the egg yolks in step 2 and then pour it onto the meatloaf, forming an uniform layer. Then, steam for another 5 minutes to set eggs.
- Take it off the stove and let it rest for 20 minutes prior to cutting it into pieces.
- Serve with a side dish of rice, pickled vegetables as well as nuoc cham.
Notes
- What do you take if the meatloaf appears not cooked properly? - Believe it or not , this is a frequent occurrence. There are many factors that could affect your cooking time.
1.) Your steamer does not reach the temperature you want.
2.) The shape and size of the bowl could influence the cooking time.
If your meatloaf isn't cooked enough and you're unable to return it to the steamer, you can put it into the microwave and cook for couple of minutes until the meat is cooked to perfection. The meatloaf will be swollen with water from the center if the meatloaf isn't cooked to perfection. - You can cook with different containers, but you must adjust the cooking time accordingly. - You may utilize any container you wish but the time to cook will differ due to the different dimensions and shapes. I've cooked in an old bowl and it takes about 30-minutes to prepare. This recipe makes use of an 8x4 loaf pan, and it will take 40 hours to prepare. The best way to tell whether your meatloaf is cooked is to test it by poking it. In the event that you poke it several times, and there is no water coming out, then you're well.
- Do not slice into your meatloaf while it's hot When you slice into the meatloaf when it's hot, it'll fall into pieces. Allow it to cool for a while before you cut it.