Vietnamese Vegetarian Egg Meatloaf. Ground pork, shrimp, carrots, glass noodles, eggs, wood ear mushrooms, and plenty of fish sauce, topped with a golden-yellow egg yolk mixture and steamed (or baked, or pressure-cooked) to perfection. Well, I mean it is if your grandma's Vietnamese, in which case I really hope she approves of my recipe. Great recipe for Vietnamese Vegetarian Egg Meatloaf.

A golden Vietnamese Steamed Egg Meatloaf that's super easy to make! The mince is steamed to keep it exceptionally moist while crunchy woodear mushroom awaits on the inside. The top is then smothered in a gorgeous egg yolk glaze! You can cook Vietnamese Vegetarian Egg Meatloaf using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Vietnamese Vegetarian Egg Meatloaf

It's 15 g of wood ear mushrooms.
You need 20 g of dried shiitake mushrooms.
Prepare 4 of eggs.
It's 1/4 cup of milk.
Prepare 1 of small carrot shredded or grated.
It's 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.
It's 60 g of mung bean noodles glass noodles.
You need 2 tablespoon of fish sauce.
Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of sugar.
Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
You need 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.

Complete your ultimate Cơm Tấm trio with Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chops! Commonly served with a rice dish, this vegetarian Vietnamese egg meatloaf is traditionally steamed. Here, we can easily achieve the same in the air fryer. The result is just as delicious!

Vietnamese Vegetarian Egg Meatloaf step by step

Soak the shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms in warm water for about 20 minutes. Once they are softened, squeeze out excess water in the shiitake mushrooms and thinly slice both mushrooms..
Soak mung bean noodles in cold water for about 15 minutes then cut them into 2 inch sections..
Crack 2 whole eggs and 2 egg whites into a large bowl and save the 2 egg yolks in a small bowl for later use..
Add milk into the large bowl and use a whisk to mix until homogenous. Add all the ingredients, except for the egg yolks, into the large bowl and mix..
Spray some oil in a mini loaf pan and pour the egg mixture into the pan. Smooth out he top surface as much as possible since anything that sticks out of the surface will likely to be charred during the air frying process..
Air fry at 280F (140C) for 16-18 minutes until the egg is set..
In the meantime, add a pinch of salt into the small bowl containing the egg yolks and mix..
When the egg loaf is done, pour the egg yolk on top and spread it evenly over the egg loaf. Air fry again at 400F (200C) for about 2 minutes until the egg yolks are hardened..

Stir in some cooked ground meat if you would like to make it into a non-vegetarian dish. If uncooked check again every five minutes. Remove from the oven and let sit for ten minutes. Serve the egg meatloaf with rice, accompanied with the fish sauce mixture. Spread some of the green onion oil on top of the rice and meatloaf.