Heat your wok over medium heat and add a base of neutral oil
Add the beaten egg and cook it three-quarters of the way, then set it aside.
1 egg beaten
Add more oil and cook the garlic for 2-3 minutes until fragrant and slightly golden.
3 cloves minced garlic
Add your rice and break up any clumps of rice.
250 g of rice dry weight
Add the tomato paste and other seasonings. Start with just half of the tomato paste if you prefer rice that's less "tomato-y"
60 ml tomato paste, 1 tablespoons light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce
Continue to separate the rice and mix in the seasonings. Let the rice cook with the tomato paste for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add back the egg and mix it into the rice.
Add the butter and mix it into the rice. The butter is technically optional, but highly recommended to reduce the acidity of the tomato paste
1 tablespoon salted butter
Beef
Marinate the beef with the ingredients listed under beef for 20 min to 1 hour
300 g thinly sliced beef, 70 g light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon ketchup, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1.5 teaspoon of fish sauce, 2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
Heat oil in a wok over high heat and stir-fry the beef until cooked. Set aside
Empty the juice, add more oil and heat on high
Once hot, add the eggs and cook them sunny-side up to serve immediately
2 eggs
Sauce
Mix all ingredients
The juice of one lime, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon water, 2 teaspoons black pepper
Plating
Decorate the plates with slices of tomato and cucumber
2 sliced tomatoes, 1 peeled and sliced cucumber
Place the rice on one side, the beef on the other
Add the fried eggs on top of each mound of rice. Garnish with green onions and pickled onions
Vietnamese Pickled Onions
Finely slice the onions and shallot
1 shallot, 1 red onion
Add salt, sugar, and rice vinegar in a jar and mix well.
1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 115 ml rice vinegar
Add the sliced onions and shallots to the jar
Fill with water
115 ml water
The onions can be eaten immediately, but they are better after a few hours or overnight. They will be ready to consume when they turn a uniform pink color.
Notes
The onions can be eaten immediately, but they are better after a few hours or overnight. They will be ready to consume when they turn a uniform pink color.