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Vegan Vietnamese Omelette – Trứng Chiên Chay

September 10, 2021 by Lisa Le 3 Comments

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This Vegan Vietnamese Omelette is the simple and easy side dish my mom used to make growing up for a quick protein with dinner. It’s savoury, tasty, and delicious with steamed rice!

Seven pieces of Vietnamese vegan omelette in a star on a green plate

I didn’t think about posting this recipe but since it’s such a basic staple I had only just recently started making again. This Vietnamese omelette is a comforting side dish my mom made a lot for our family when I was growing up.

Vegan Egg Alternatives

There are a few vegan liquid egg options that just became available in Canada and I’ve been trying the Nabati lupini and pea based egg, the Simply Eggless (also lupini bean based), and the JustEgg (mung bean based) with this recipe.

They’ve all been tasty, but JustEgg was definitely the must successful for this particular application! I’ve written a more detailed review of the three products in another blog post if you’d like to read more about them!

Just Egg bottle

Traditionally, this omelette is seasoned with chives or scallions, fish sauce, a bit of sugar, and then scrambled then cooked into a thick pancake.

Looking back, I assume my mom made this for dinner because it was such a quick and easy dish to whip up since we always had eggs and green onions in the fridge.

Nowadays this is a super comforting food that is a splurge for me because JustEgg is about $6.50 a bottle (at least here in Canada) and one bottle makes about 2 batches of this recipe.

Just Egg Vietnamese omelette test cooked on a plate

The Vietnamese Omelette

Seasoned with vegan fish sauce (you can substitute soy sauce but it’s not quite the same), black pepper, green onions, and a touch of sugar (please don’t forget the sugar!), this omelette is the perfect amount of savoury and succulent.

The vegan fish sauce adds a certain je ne sais quoi that is so key to the flavour profile of this omelette: savoury, umami, and almost kind of stinky in the best way. Black pepper is a must, green onions add a freshness and the sugar helps balance out the vegan fish sauce so it doesn’t overpower the omelette with stink.

This isn’t really a dish you’ll see much in restaurants as it’s more of a homestyle side dish used for an easy, affordable protein. Obviously with vegan egg mixtures like JustEgg, it eliminates the affordability aspect of it, but the easy and tasty protein qualities remain! This is best eaten with steamed rice and slices of raw tomato and cucumber for a balance of fresh vegetables.

Seven pieces of Vietnamese vegan omelette in a star on a green plate
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Vegan Vietnamese Omelette – Trứng Chiên Chay

Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time15 minutes mins
Course: Vietnamese
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Author: Lisa Le

Ingredients

  • 200 mL vegan liquid egg mixture I used JustEgg
  • 1/2 tbsp vegan fish sauce you can substitute soy sauce or tamari for GF
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1-2 scallions finely diced
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • Oil for the pan

Instructions

  • Heat up a tamagoyaki pan (or a regular non-stick fry pan) over medium heat and add a bit of oil to the pan. Use a paper towel to blot any excess oil if needed.
  • In a measuring cup with a spout, combine the vegan liquid egg mixture, vegan fish sauce, sugar, diced scallions, and black pepper and mix well.
  • Pour a thin layer onto the pan and allow to cook for about 2 minutes until the bottom sets and the top is nearly set. Start to roll the omelette onto itself to create a log. Cook to seal the log and then push to one side of the pan (I always push it to the side opposite the handle).
  • Pour another thin layer onto the pan and lift up the log to get a bit of the mixture underneath to stick to the log. Allow cook until nearly set, then roll and build up the log.
  • Repeat with pushing the cooked rolled log to one side, adding a thin layer to the pan, until the rest of the mixture is used up!
  • Cook each side until the sides are browned, then remove from the pan. You can roll in a sushi mat to get the shape set to cool slightly, but I often just slap it on the cutting board and slice.
  • Eat immediately with steamed rice, with some stir fried greens or steamed veggies!
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Filed Under: Breakfast, Lunch, Recipes from TikTok, Vegan recipes, Vietnamese Tagged With: vegan egg, vegan omelette, viet omelette, vietnamese omelette

About Lisa Le

Lisa is the thirty-something, nerdy, procrastinating, feminist blogger and photographer behind The Viet Vegan. She loves spicy foods, noodles, and food in bowls.

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  1. Desiree says

    November 22, 2021 at 10:38 PM

    Lisa, I can’t stop making this recipe. Please send help. :)

    Reply
  2. Linda says

    January 5, 2023 at 10:56 PM

    Lisa, this is really delicous. First time I’ve enjoyed ‘eggs’ in a long time!

    Reply
    • Lisa Le says

      January 8, 2023 at 11:34 AM

      Yay I’m so glad to hear it!

      Reply

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