Pong Mouan Snol (Cambodian Pork Omelet)
Cambodian dishes normally take a back seat to Thai and Vietnamese dishes only because it is rarely heard of. I have been to Cambodia several times, the chow is excellent! I am going to change this up from a giant family size omelet to several smaller ones. This is on my to cook list for sure.
Ingredients
For the Pork Filling
- 500 grams ground pork, (1 lb)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2-3 tablespoons preserved cabbage, or to taste, it is salty
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons mushroom sauce
For the Eggs
- 12 eggs, for 3 egg omelets
- 2 teaspoons mushroom sauce
- olive oil, as needed, or use use butter
- spring onions, thinly sliced
For Serving
- cilantro, chopped for garnish
- cucumber, sliced as a side
- tomato, sliced as a side
Instructions
- In a large non stick pan, heat the oil, when hot, add the onion and cabbage, and cook just until the onion is starting to get soft, then add the pork, sprinkle in the sugar, salt, pepper, and mushroom sauce. Cook and break up the ground pork with a spatula until cooked through. Set this pan aside.
- For the eggs, instead of just cracking 12 eggs into a bowl, crack 3 eggs into a measuring cup and make a note of the quantity. This is so you can scoop out the egg mixture for each omelet.
- Pour those 3 eggs into a large mixing bowl, crack in the remaining eggs, then stir in the mushroom sauce.
- In another large non stick pan heat a splash of olive oil or some butter, when the oil/butter is hot, use a measuring cup and measure out the 3 egg amount, and pour into the pan.
- Move the pan around to spread the egg mixture out a bit.
- Let the egg mixture cook for about a minute, then add ¼ of the meat mixture to ½ of the egg mixture, cook for another minute or until the egg mixture is getting set.
- Use a large wide spatula and fold the other half of the egg over the pork mixture, and hold that for a few seconds to let that set. Cook for another minute or so.
- When the eggs are good and set, slide the omelet onto a plate.
- Add a side of Jasmine rice and some sliced cucumbers and tomatoes.
Notes
Figure about 45 Baht/500 grams for ground pork. For 4 omelets, this is about 35 cents per serving.
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