Fried Eggs with a sour mixture on top

Name: Fried Eggs with a sour mixture on top (Khai Jeun Na Som)
Cuisine: Luang prabang
Ingredients: 1 piece of lean pork, minced, a quantity equivalent to a duck’s egg—cook it in a pot or pan, without any oil or fat, over a low fire until it gives off a good smell, then take it out; 6 hen’s eggs—fry them one at a time, taking care that the yolks do not break, and if possible turn them over to cover the yolks, always keeping them intact; once the yolks are nearly cooked, take them out and arrange them on a platter; 1 piece of lean pork, minced, a quantity equivalent to a duck’s egg—cook it in a pot or pan, without any oil or fat, over a low fire until it gives off a good smell, then take it out; 1 piece of lean pork, minced, a quantity equivalent to a duck’s egg—cook it in a pot or pan, without any oil or fat, over a low fire until it gives off a good smell, then take it out; half an onion, sliced first crossways and then vertically, and fried in pork fat until light golden; half an onion, sliced first crossways and then vertically, and fried in pork fat until light golden; 1 tomato, plunged into hot water for a minute, then peeled, after which dice the flesh, including the centre part but not the seeds; 1 tomato, plunged into hot water for a minute, then peeled, after which dice the flesh, including the centre part but not the seeds; salt, fish sauce and ground black pepper; salt, fish sauce and ground black pepper; chopped coriander; salt, fish sauce and ground black pepper; 2 straight-bulbed spring onions—chop the bulbs only, finely

Khai Jeun Na Som

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Traditional Recipes of Laos

By Phia Sing

Published 1981

About

Ingredients

6 hen’s eggs—fry them one at a time, taking care that the yolks do not break, and if possible turn them over to cover the yolks, always keeping them intact; once the yolks are nearly cooked, take them out and arrange them on a platter
1 piece

Asia
Laos
Side dish
Main course
Southeast Asia
Gluten-free

Method

Mix together the cooked pork, fried onion and chopped spring onion bulbs with the diced tomato and star-fruit. (Add salt and fish sauce.) Taste, and check the saltiness. Then arrange the mixture on top of the fried eggs, garnish with ground black pepper and chopped coriander and serve.