Vietnamese Scrambled Eggs

The humble scrambled egg gets an asian-style makeover that will knock your socks off: Vietnamese eggs are a true taste revelation. The secret ingredient is fish sauce!

Eggs are my favourite breakfast choice and I rotate the different ways of preparing eggs so they never get boring:

• Soft-boiled eggs with asparagus or cheese soldiers
• Fried eggs - so crispy, so lovely, so messy
• Omelettes! I love this egg white omelette, which is packed with veggies chorizo, ham
• Poached eggs with avocado on low carb rolls

Now I have a new egg passion: Vietnamese scrambled eggs.

My friends, adding fish sauce to scrambled eggs makes the taste go "off the scale"! The saltiness of the fish sauce adds a new dimension to this dish that you have not thought possible.

The result is definitely not fishy as you might imagine. It's rich, complex and simply... "oompf".

Jump to:

• Is this an authentic Vietnamese egg recipe?
• Ingredients
• Instructions
• Expert Tip
• Variations
• Recipe FAQs
• Storage
• Parting Thoughts
• More Egg Recipes To Try
• Recipe

Is this an authentic Vietnamese egg recipe?

Definitely not! I have my Australian friend Wendy to thank for this recipe. She's an adventurous one when it comes to tweaking dishes. And after she waxed lyrical about fish sauce in eggs, I just had to give it a try.

Adding tomatoes for that lovely tangy flavour and spring onions plus a little ginger to the mix makes this dish a perfectly quick, easy and protein-rich lunch as well.

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients I used:

• Eggs - I always use large eggs in my recipes, this one included.
• Fish sauce - This is a popular sauce in Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. You can find it in the international section of most supermarkets.
• Ginger - Fresh ginger, finely diced, adds a spicy kick.
• Scallions - Also called spring onions. I use both the white and the green parts, chopped into fine slices. You can also add an optional shallot.
• Cherry tomatoes - Quartered. It is important to de-seed them. This way, they don't make the scrambled eggs watery.
• Pepper - Grind black pepper into the egg mix. There is no need to use salt as the fish sauce is salty already.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

Instructions

It is really simple to make Vietnamese style scrambled eggs. Here are the basic steps:

Step 1: Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan. Gently fry the chopped onions and finely minced ginger on low heat until softened, 3-4 minutes.

Step 2: Add the deseeded, quartered tomatoes and cook for a further minute.

Step 3: Whisk the eggs and fish sauce in a bowl. Grind a little pepper in, then add the egg mixture into the pan with the vegetables.

Step 4: On a very low heat, move the mixture around gently and continuously until the egg has a creamy consistency. Take off the heat just before it has fully set and serve immediately.

Expert Tip

The most important thing with this dish is to take your time. The spring onions need to be sauteed on low heat, which brings out their sweetness. The beaten egg mixture should also be cooked slowly and moved around gently with a spatula. Don't miss my post on Keto Scrambled Eggs where I do a deep-dive on the art of scrambling eggs!

If you cook eggs on a low heat and continuously move it around the pan, it will become incredible creamy. Then, take it off the heat JUST BEFORE it has fully set. It will continue to cook in the pan until you serve it.

Variations

Here are add-ins that work well in Vietnamese eggs:

• Mushrooms. These can be sliced button mushrooms or dried mushrooms which you have soaked in water for 15 minutes to re-hydrate.
• Green peppers - fry these together with the tomatoes
• Glass noodles, tofu or ground pork - All of these must be cooked separately before you add them to the eggs.

Recipe FAQs

Storage

You can store my Vietnamese-style scrambled eggs in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. This dish is not suitable for freezing.

Parting Thoughts

Vietnamese scrambled eggs might not be the right thing for everyone at seven o'clock in the morning. I totally understand that some tastebuds need to be woken gently.

That's why I would recommend giving this truly incredible flavour combo a try at a sensible time of day when you are ready for a bit of an adventure.

More Egg Recipes To Try

Below are some more creative and fun ways to serve eggs:

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