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Dan Hong's Wok Fried Eggs with Ginger Nuoc Cham
Dan Hong's Wok Fried Eggs with Ginger Nuoc Cham
- Preparation time 30 mins
- Serves 2 people
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This mother and son duo both know their way around the kitchen with Dan at the helm of famed Sydney restaurants Mr Wong, Lotus 2.0 and Ms G’s, while ex-restauranteur Angie led Vietnamese dining institutions, Cabramatta’s Thanh Binh and Newtown’s Hong Pho restaurants before stepping down in the early 2000s.
"We used to eat either boiled or fried eggs with fish sauce, lime and chilli and spring onion relish growing up, this version is a fresher and more creative take on the dish" – Dan Hong
Ingredients
4 eggs
Freshly picked mint
Freshly picked coriander
Freshly picked Shiso leaf (perilla)
Crispy fried shallots for garnish
Half a lime for garnish
Vegetable oil for cooking
Spring Onion Relish
5 spring onions (washed)
100ml grapeseed oil
1tsp salt
1tsp sugar
1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
Ginger Nuoc Cham
100ml water
100ml fish sauce
100ml white vinegar
100g caster sugar
3 birdseye chillies, finely sliced
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1 tbsp grated ginger
Juice of half a lime
Method
Spring Onion Relish
- Cut green shallots in 5mm rounds and place in a bowl with salt, sugar and black pepper. Mix to marinate. This will draw juices out of the shallots
- In a small saucepan, heat the grapeseed oil to just below smoking point. Carefully pour over the shallots. Set aside to cool
Ginger Nuoc Cham
- In a bowl, combine water and sugar. Whisk until the sugar has dissolved. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until well combined. Set aside
Eggs
- Heat a wok on high heat. Add about 80ml of vegetable oil and heat. In a separate bowl crack 2 eggs. When oil is just below smoking point, carefully drop eggs into hot oil. The eggs should blister and bubble up straight away. Pan fry the eggs till the edges of the eggs are golden brown. The yolk should set around the outside but should still be soft in the middle (approximately 1.5 minutes).
- Using a slotted spoon, turn the heat off and carefully remove the eggs and place on serving plate. Spoon some spring onion relish over the eggs.
- In a small bowl, dress the coriander, mint and shiso with some nuoc cham. Place the herb salad coming off the sides of the eggs and spoon a little extra nuoc cham over the eggs. Garnish with crispy shallots and a small wedge of lime. Serve with steamed rice and eat immediately.
Notes
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