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Banh Mi Op La (Vietnamese Fried Egg Baguette with Pâté and Pickles)
A proper Vietnamese breakfast baguette: crackly bread spread with pork pate, filled with runny fried eggs, quick pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, coriander and fresh chilli, finished with a hit of soy and Maggi seasoning. Built around eggs and pate so it lands over 26 g protein a serve.
Serves 4Prep 20 minCook 10 minBreakfastEgg
Containsdairy · egg · gluten · soy
Protein 17%Carbs 52%Fat 31%
About 1151 kcal a serve — 49 g protein, 147 g carbs, 39 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Method
Mix the pickle brine
picklesIn a medium bowl, stir the rice vinegar, caster sugar and salt with 60 ml warm water until the sugar dissolves.
In the bowlPickles →
stir until dissolved
Pickle the veg
picklesAdd the julienned carrot and daikon, press them under the brine and leave to sit for at least 15 minutes while you get on with everything else. Drain well before using.
In the bowlPickles →
15 min minimum
Warm the bread
breadHeat the oven to 180°C. Pop the baguettes in for 4–5 minutes to crisp the crust, then split them lengthways, leaving a hinge. Spread the cut sides with softened butter, then a generous layer of pork pate.
In the ovenBread →
180°C, 4–5 min
Heat the pan
eggsPut a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat and add the oil. Let it get properly hot so the egg whites crisp at the edges.
In the panEggs →
medium-high heat
Fry the eggs
eggsCrack in the eggs, three per baguette, working in batches if needed. Fry sunny-side up for 2–3 minutes until the whites are set and lacy but the yolks stay runny. Season with a little of the Maggi seasoning as they cook.
In the panEggs →
2–3 min, runny yolks
Build the banh mi
assembleLay the fried eggs onto the pate-spread baguettes. Top with drained pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber batons, coriander and sliced chilli. Finish with a drizzle of the remaining Maggi seasoning, close up and serve straight away while the yolks are hot.
On the boardAssemble →
serve immediately
Cook's noteTraditionally op la is served with the eggs sizzling in a small cast-iron pan alongside the bread — do that if you like and let everyone build their own. Swap Maggi for light soy if that's what you have.
Estimated per serve
1151 kcal · 49 g protein · 147 g carbs · 39 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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