Vietnamese
Cha Trung Hap (Steamed Pork and Egg Loaf)
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Cha Trung Hap (Steamed Pork and Egg Loaf) is Vietnamese home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the protein alongside. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Soak the glass noodles and wood ear mushrooms separately in warm water until soft, about 10 minutes, then drain and chop finely.
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Mix the ground pork with the minced shallots, chopped noodles, chopped mushrooms, fish sauce, and black pepper until well combined.
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Beat two of the eggs and fold them into the pork mixture.
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Pack the mixture into a heatproof bowl and smooth the top.
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Beat the remaining egg and pour it over the surface for a glossy top.
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Set the bowl in a steamer over boiling water, cover, and steam until firm and cooked through, about 25 minutes.
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Let it rest 5 minutes, then unmold or cut directly into wedges from the bowl.
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Serve warm or at room temperature, with rice served alongside.
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Serve it with
A Vietnamese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Cha Trung Hap (Steamed Pork and Egg Loaf), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Cha Trung Hap (Steamed Pork and Egg Loaf) carries eggs and fish. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes) |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Banh Mi Op La (Baguette with Fried Eggs) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 24 g
- Carbs
- 7 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
- Saturated fat
- 10 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Cha Trung Hap (Steamed Pork and Egg Loaf) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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