Cha Trung (Vietnamese Steamed Pork and Egg Loaf)
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Ingredients
- 400 g pork mince
- 3 large eggs
- 15 g dried shiitake mushrooms
- 30 g glass noodles (dried)
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 spring onions
- 320 g jasmine rice
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 607 kcal
- Protein
- 31.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 73.5 g
- of which sugars
- 1.9 g
- Fat
- 19.8 g
- of which saturates
- 6.8 g
- Fibre
- 2.3 g
- Salt
- 1.26 g
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Method
- 1
Soak the shiitake mushrooms and glass noodles separately in hot water for 10 minutes, then drain and chop.
- 2
Mix the pork mince with 2 of the eggs, the mushrooms, noodles, carrot, fish sauce and spring onions.
- 3
Press the mixture into a greased heatproof bowl and steam over simmering water for 30 minutes.
- 4
Beat the remaining egg and pour over the top, then steam for a further 5 minutes until set and the pork is cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 5
Cook the jasmine rice according to the pack. Turn the loaf out, slice and serve with the rice.
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