Steamed Egg with Mushroom, Pork and Prawns
You can easily make this into a vegetarian dish by leaving out the pork and prawns and adding a few extra mushroom and replacing the fish sauce with soy sauce.
Portions: 4 portions
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 20-30 minutes
Ingredients
Steamed Egg
- 4 wood ear mushrooms (reconstituted in boiling water for 15 minutes)
- 1/3 cup of cellophane noodles (soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes)
- 3 spring onions finely chopped
- 1 small tomato, finely diced
- 100g pork mince
- 100g prawns, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp coriander finely chopped
- pinch salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tsp fish sauce
To Serve
- boiled rice
- nouc cham (see recipe)
Method
- Steamed Egg: Drain the mushrooms squeezing out the excess water. Trim the bottoms and shred them finely.
- Beat the eggs with the fish sauce and seasoning. Stir in the remaining ingredients and place it in a shallow heat proof bowl or individual bowls (Chinese small soup bowls or tea cups work well or try dariole moulds.
- Place the bowls in the top half of a steamer and cook it for 10 minutes then cover with a plate (to stop the moisture getting into the egg) and cook for a further 10-20 minutes (dependent on the size of the bowl) they should be firm when ready. Serve in the bowl or turned out onto a plate (if you have cooked one slice it into portions) and serve with steamed rice and nouc cham.