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Vietnamese Omelette Recipe

Published: Feb 1, 2023 · Modified: May 2, 2024 by Abhi

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You must try the Vietnamese omelette recipe if you are looking for healthy, quick, and easy egg recipes. Vietnamese egg omelette is a light, crispy exterior and a soft interior with a unique blend of buttery garlic and fish sauce that tastes amazing! This low-calorie omelette is the ultimate healthy option for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner!

Vietnamese omelette in a plate along with eggs in a tray and spring onions, cilantro on the chopping board

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About the recipe

Vietnamese omelette is a staple of Vietnamese cuisine and is a popular breakfast dish in Vietnam. It is also known as trứng chiên in Vietnamese.

Who does not love egg recipes? It is such a versatile food containing high-quality protein, healthy fats, vitamins, and minerals that you can use it as boiled, fried, steamed, scrambled, baked, etc., Endless options!! Also, being handy and having ease of their preparations always make them all-time-favorite.

This Vietnamese-style omelette is a pan-fried dish prepared with eggs, vegetables, and fish sauce. Fish sauce is the key ingredient of this Vietnamese omelette that makes this omelette unique in terms of flavour and depth.

It is a delicious buttery garlicky-flavored egg omelet, you can enjoy with steamed rice and veggies. There are several reasons to love this easy trung chien recipe:

  • You can have it any time of the day.
  • High protein and low-calorie recipe that is so satisfying and filling.
  • You can easily prepare it with any leftovers.
  • Perfect for busy or lazy days.

If you are following a weight loss program, these low-calorie recipes may help. Check out watermelon smoothie, 3C soup, high protein hummus, and green soup for weight loss recipes.

Ingredients for Vietnamese omelette

To make a Vietnamese omelette recipe, you need the following items:

ingredients for Vietnamese omelette recipe
  1. Eggs: I use brown eggs to make this delicious omelette. Use any.
  2. Onion: I use white onions for this recipe. Use any.
  3. Spring onions: It gives flavor and depth to the omelette.
  4. Garlic: Use fresh garlic for the best flavor.
  5. Fish sauce: It provides a sweet, salty, umami flavor to this Vietnamese egg dish.
  6. Butter: Optional. It brings richness to the omelette.
  7. Cilantro: Optional. For garnishing.
  8. Salt

See the recipe card for quantities.

How to make Vietnamese omelette?

For the full recipe, check out the video below. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel to stay up to date on all my new videos!! To make this Vietnamese egg omelette, follow the steps:

Step-1

  • Combine eggs, onion, spring onion, fish sauce, and salt in a bowl.
  • Whisk well until light and frothy (image below).
all the ingredients in a galss bowl

Step-2

  • Heat the butter in a non-stick frying pan over low heat until the butter has melted.
  • Fry garlic until slightly golden (image below).
fry raw garlic  with butter in a non stick pan

Step-3

  • Pour the egg mixture into the pan. Cook for a minute on low heat.
  • Add cilantro on top. (optional)
  • Once the bottom side of the omelette is cooked, flip it gently.
  • Cook for a minute or less. (image below)
vitenamese omelette in a frying pan

Transfer the omelette to the plate lifting it gently with a rubber spatula. Serve this delicious Vietnamese omelette fish sauce immediately!!

Vietnamese omelet is on white plate  along with cilantro and spring onions on the chopping board

Substitutions

  • Not to worry, if you don’t have fish sauce, though it is the key ingredient for most Vietnamese dishes. You can use soy sauce or a mix of soy sauce and lemon juice.
  • You can replace cilantro with parsley, basil leaves, and dill, whatever you like.

Variations

  • Experiment with the omelette flavor; try a blend of chicken and duck eggs.
  • Add milk to make the omelette creamier.
  • Use diced ham, minced meat or shrimp for a meatier omelette.
  • Add green chilies, chili paste or sriracha for a spicy kick.
  • Top the omelet with cheese, minced meat, leafy salads, etc., and fold it in half to make a taco omelette.
omelette garnished with spring onions in a plate along with spring onions on the table

Storage

  • The best is to consume it the same day you prepare it.
  • Making an omelet does not take much time, so prepare it fresh whenever you want.
  • Keep the leftovers in the fridge
  • Do not store it for over 24 hrs.
spring onions ,eggs and a plate of vietnamese omelette in a plate

Tips

  • Use a non-stick frying pan to make this omelette to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
  • Beat the egg mixture thoroughly for a smooth and fluffy texture.
  • Frying garlic is not mandatory, but it masks the raw flavor.
  • Butter provides a rich taste to the omelette, so better to add it.
  • Cook the eggs on low heat, as they take less time to cook.
  • Flip the egg mixture into the pan only when the bottom of the mixture turns slightly brown and cooked.
  • Use the rubber spatula to lift the omelette.
  • Add salt carefully, as fish sauce is also salty.

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Recipe

Vietnamese omelette in a plate along with eggs in a tray and spring onions, cilantro on the chopping board

Vietnamese Omelette Recipe

Abhi
You must try the Vietnamese omelette recipe if you are looking for healthy, quick and easy egg recipes. Vietnamese egg omelette is a light, crispy exterior and a soft interior with a unique blend of buttery garlic and fish sauce that tastes amazing!
This low-calorie omelette is the ultimate healthy option for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner!
5 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 10 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine asian, Vietnamese
Servings 1 People
Calories 105 kcal

Equipment

  • pan

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Fish sauce
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Spring onion
  • Cilantro (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Butter (optional)
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Instructions
 

  • Chop onion and spring onions, and garlic.
  • Combine all the ingredients except butter, garlic, and cilantro in a bowl.
  • Wisk the egg mixture well.
  • Heat butter in a non-stick pan.
  • Fry garlic until slightly golden.
  • Pour egg mixture and cook for a minute on low heat.
  • Add fresh cilantro leaves and flip the omelette.
  • Turn off the heat and cook for a minute
  • Transfer to a plate, garnish and serve immediately.

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Notes

  • Add salt carefully, as fish sauce is also salty.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1people | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 1675mg | Potassium: 237mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 253IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg

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Comments

  1. Anny says

    January 21, 2024 at 6:13 am

    5 stars
    Vietnamese omelete came out so good! It is our favourite recipe for a quick snack whenevr I don't want to spend hours for cooking!

    Reply
  2. Katie says

    February 09, 2023 at 2:19 pm

    5 stars
    What a perfect omelette recipe! Full of flavor and the directions were super helpful!

    Reply
  3. Radha says

    February 09, 2023 at 3:51 am

    This is a great and nutritious meal to start the day!

    Reply
  4. Judith says

    February 04, 2023 at 5:17 pm

    5 stars
    This is a great omelette idea and a change from my usual ingredients. Definitely worth trying!

    Reply
  5. Jazzmin says

    February 04, 2023 at 4:48 pm

    5 stars
    This Vietnamese omelette looks so good. That blend of buttery garlic with fish sauce sounds so flavourful! I can't wait to try this recipe!

    Reply
  6. Anna says

    February 04, 2023 at 4:21 pm

    5 stars
    I often cool omelette for breakfast. This recipe really good 👍🏼

    Reply
  7. April says

    February 04, 2023 at 12:25 pm

    5 stars
    While I was hesitant to try this due to the fish sauce, it was absolutely delicious! The fish sauce adds just a perfect flavor that you don't know you're missing in an omelette! I'll be making this again....and again!

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