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Thai Crispy Fried Egg with Ginger Sauce

Name: Thai Crispy Fried Egg with Ginger Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 2 Egg; 1/2 knob Ginger; 2 tsp Fish sauce; 1/8 Lemon; 1 tsp Sugar; A pinch Chili Oil; 3 tbsp Oil

Snack

⏱ 10 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

A fried egg crisped at the edges in plenty of oil, topped with ginger fish sauce dressing — a Thai-style snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In Thailand, khai dao — an egg fried in plenty of oil until the edges are crisp — is a staple. This creative dish tops it with a dressing of ginger, fish sauce, and lemon, styled like a Japanese izakaya snack. One egg becomes a plate that goes with drinks. A drinking snack pared down to ingredients you'll often find in the fridge or cupboard.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a night with only eggs in the fridge, the white sputters and bubbles in the oil, and a dressing is spooned over the golden-edged egg.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Egg 2
Ginger 1/2 knob
Fish sauce 2 tsp
Lemon 1/8
Sugar 1 tsp
Chili Oil A pinch
Oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mince the ginger and mix with the fish sauce, lemon juice, and sugar to make a dressing.
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat.
Crack in the egg and fry 1–2 minutes, spooning oil over the white, until the edges are crisp.
Drain and plate.
Pour over the dressing and chili oil.

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