This humble steamed egg and minced pork patty is a staple dish in many Chinese households! With just a few ingredients, this dish can be whipped up in no time and when served with rice and soup, it makes the most comforting and satisfying meal!
Course dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Keyword easy gluten-free, keto, low-carb, no sugar, steamed meat patty
Chop the ground pork until the texture is more fine. Transfer the pork to your steaming dish.
Using a salted egg (do not add salt):
Wash the black charcoal coating off the egg until it is clean. Crack the egg into a bowl and separate the salted egg yolk.
Flatten the salted egg yolk by pressing down on the flat side of a broad knife.
Add a regular egg, Chinese cooking wine, and white pepper to the salted egg white and beat together.
Add the egg mixture and water to the pork and mix using chopsticks or a fork until well-combined.
Lay the flattened salted egg yolk on top of the egg-pork mixture.
Using two regular eggs (no salted egg):
Separate the yolk from one of the eggs and set aside.
In a bowl, beat together the egg white, whole egg, Chinese cooking wine, white pepper, and salt.
Add the egg mixture and water to the pork and mix using chopsticks or a fork until well-combined.
Gently pour the egg yolk onto the egg-pork mixture. Break the yolk gently with a knife or chopstick, if desired, for it to flatten out slightly.
Steaming the Pork Patty:
Transfer the dish to your steamer and steam for 15 minutes.
Top with chopped green onions, julienned ginger, light soy sauce, or sesame oil, if desired. Serve with hot rice.
Notes
125 grams of ground pork = ¼ lb.
Only add salt to the meat mixture if using two regular eggs.
Resist the temptation to add too much salt to the meat-egg mixture before cooking. If you don't find that the meat patty has enough flavor, season with a small amount of light soy sauce and/or sesame oil.
If desired, mix in ½ teaspoon of sugar to the egg-pork mixture.
Leftovers reheat well.
Serve with hot white rice. Complete the meal with a hot bowl of soup!
For a low-carb option, serve the meat patty over riced cauliflower or with leafy vegetables. Also great to eat on its own!
It makes a great packed lunch in an insulated food container.