EASY Vietnamese Egg Meatloaf Recipe - Cha Trung

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey offers leaner meat while ground chicken is often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a common alternative for flavor, while salt is the most basic seasoning.

black pepper

🥗Healthier: white pepper

💰Cheaper: paprika

White pepper is milder, and paprika adds color and sweetness.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often more affordable.

Prepare ingredients.

Mix ground pork with fish sauce, sugar, black pepper, and chicken bouillon in a bowl.

Add finely chopped onion, shallots, garlic, soaked wood ear mushrooms, and glass noodles to the meat mixture and combine well.

In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and stir in chopped scallion's white part.

Fold the egg mixture into the meat mixture until evenly incorporated.

Grease a loaf pan with neutral oil and pour the mixture into it, smoothing the top.

Cover the pan with foil to prevent moisture loss during cooking.

Steam the loaf until cooked through, about 30-40 minutes.

Prepare egg topping by mixing egg yolks and annoto oil (if using).

Broil the meatloaf briefly to set the egg topping.

Chill and serve.

Cooking Techniques

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