Vegan Vietnamese Egg Meatloaf - Chả Trứng Chay

This is Chả Trứng Chay, also known as Vietnamese Egg Meatloaf (made vegan!) It's a very comforting homestyle dish that is so easy to pull together, very protein packed, and great for meal prep (and lunches!). It's also great for a summer meal especially when it's so dang hot. It's refreshing with fresh veg and the sauce, and savoury and comforting served with rice (or if you have it, broken rice)
Chả Trứng Chay RECIPE: bit.ly/2CMt7DS
Sauce recipe: bit.ly/2LZhA4d
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[@Roxanna.wez5671]

“Wipe it down. No drippy drippy in there.” That’s just solid advice 😂👍

[@ascetic3312]

For life, really.

[@christinabuffa6417]

Truly one of my favorite people on the internet. I love when you’re in a mood like this. I just sat here smiling watching this whole thing 😂

[@vladimiravrcic]

You can put a kitchen towel to drape across the steamer and then put the lid on. That way it will catch the condensation and no drippy drippy! :)

[@Thevietvegan]

So smart!

[@cridycei_]

"If you did I'm so sorry" your energy in this video was so fun. 😂

[@marystestkitchen]

yay!!! I was looking forward to this recipe. I'm gonna try it for my next What I Eat video!!!

[@Thevietvegan]

Im so honourrrred :o

[@joaofarias6473]

@@Thevietvegan You, Mary's Test Kitchen and Those Vegan Guys all in the same video/comment section honestly feels like the avengers coming together for me 😂

[@braydenpitt7357]

I’m here 2 yrs later to say this recipe is also delicious with beyond beef lol. So good!

[@ArtandAudacity]

"All I've eaten today is bread" the most relatable thing I've ever heard

[@Thevietvegan]

The sourdough life XD

[@elsalisa146]

@@Thevietvegan you sound you sound like you had low blood sugar.

[@beccadallas]

I just subbed to Those Vegan Guys. Thank you so much for introducing me to them. They are such a treat. ❤️❤️

[@TwoMarketGirls]

Your commentary while you make your recipes is always my favourite. Also this looks so good, must try.

[@melitaobergh566]

You are one of my favorite vegan KZbinrs because you are so real. Some of the other turned out to be fakers, not about being vegan, but about their joy in the kitchen and personal life. I really like that you keep it real about your life and cooking. #eattherainbow #veganforlife.

[@Thevietvegan]

I think sometimes people have a certain persona and life they want to keep on KZbin and I think it can be healthy to have your work life and personal life separate, but for me that sounds exhausting and I can't keep up with that lol. What you see is what you get XD

[@melitaobergh566]

I plan to have a vegan channel soon, but I'm going in REAL!! Like you.

[@Joelllenicole]

com tam is my dad's favorite food so I cant wait to make this next !!!

[@cash_cpa_coffee2765]

Thank you posting this! I love Vietnamese food and trying to find vegetarian alternative.

[@jessalinnguyen1504]

YESSS I love this and can only find it at the temple! Now I can make it myself mwhahaha thanks Lisa 🥳🥳

[@SamElle]

Omg yummmm I used to eat this so much when I was younger!!!

[@sensiblecrime7699]

I live in a city with a lot of Vietnamese people and I go to tiny little Vietnamese restaurants where I'm frequently the only non-Asian person there. No matter how humble the food is, they seem to take great pride in adding fresh vegetables to the plate. The minute you added the two slices of tomato to the plate next to the cucumber the dish became more appetizing.

[@Thevietvegan]

Yes! Fresh herbs and vegetables make everything better!

[@LikeRustedWings]

Yay, I love Those Vegan Guys, they’re so lovely 🥰🥰

[@viviannguyen1111]

looks really good! I definitely want to try to make this :3

[@Momodofu]

Thanks for making this 😩 I love broken rice dishes and want to try this one day

[@KumaBun]

That looks soooo delicious!! I love the Vietnamese Egg Meatloaf!

[@hallotschuss4177]

I love the opening sound of your channel! I feel happy and excited as soon as I hear it

[@ngocphan4116]

So I made my version, but substituted the vegan ground meat with rye bread (store bought). It turned out surprisingly pleasant but I guess it's not as good as yours. I still consider it a success! Thank you very much!!!!

[@hibyenow20]

I'll definitely try this!! Thank you very much! Yum yum. I've tried NP Family recipes' version of chả trứng chay with only tofu and it still holds together. I can't wait to try a version with vegan ground.

[@Kx____]

your recipes are always so fantastic lisa, thank you! you really deserve more subscribers and views and i hope they will come to you very soon (if you wish so, of course!)

[@Thevietvegan]

Haha I would love to reach more people eventually! I don't really have the "it" style for KZbin these days but its okay, I'm happy being me and whomever likes to watch will watch!

[@oliviayc12345]

Haha omg when you just grabbed the handful of meat I was like oh okay we doin it that way today

[@Thevietvegan]

I dunno wtf i was thinking 🙈

[@frankiesfairyboytwinkclub]

That's not meat, it's wheat

[@Thevietvegan]

@@frankiesfairyboytwinkclub It's actually gluten-freeeeee

[@theblanketstealer]

yesssssss i cant wait to make this! MOAR VIET RECIPES PLZ

[@elsalisa146]

That looks like the real thing.!

[@user-qx1om2wj1h]

I've seen people put a cloth over the pot then place the lid on top of the cloth to prevent the water from gathing up onto lid and then dripping onto the food.

[@Cupcake4me]

Oh I gotta make this ❤️ I miss eating this from when I was little. The one that’s abit jelly with lots of black pepper and black fungus is nice too.

[@Thevietvegan]

Hahahah black pepper, fungus, and pig ear XD I've had it recently made vegan and my mom's friend replaced the pig ear with shredded mushroom! It was actually so good. I don't have a recipe for it, but if you can understand Viet, I've seen chay versions on KZbin on Viet channels (which is how my mom's friend made it)

[@kimle190]

Yesssssss

[@acupunctureofdoom]

My local Viet Buddhist restaurant makes a vegan version of this. It is the best. They also make the vegan chicken meatloaf. So good! Thanks for sharing your recipe 😊

[@Thevietvegan]

Ooh do they use yuba?

[@acupunctureofdoom]

@@Thevietvegan yep.

[@nicolemardell]

I'll have to try this! No idea how I'll replicate the steam action with my spare pot collection but I want this so much! Look delightful

[@Thevietvegan]

If you have like a large pot with metal colander that's low enough for you to put the baking dish in with some water in the bottom, you can cover the lid and steam! I've done it that way before back in my uni days where all I had was 2 pots and one pan haha.

[@glitch84-]

@@Thevietvegan ah! I was searching exactly for this kind of comment & reply! Thank you! I was thinking about the water dripping problem, maybe i could cover the pan with aluminium sheets so the water can't reach the loaf. What do you think?

[@Thevietvegan]

@@glitch84- I think you still need the moisture to help it cook... so I'm not too sure! Someone suggested that you drape a tea towel on top so it doesn't drip in?

[@bridgetho]

been vegan for 2 years and i dream about the cha in com tam bc it was my fave part 😭😩 cant wait to try this out! Whats your opinion on adding JUST vegan egg to this recipe? 👀

[@Thevietvegan]

I would have totally used JUST Egg if I had access to it! I wanted to use it for the yellow top!

[@erinnicole5348]

I'm drooling 😍 I have to make this!!

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Thanks so much for the shoutout Lisa. :) This is one of those random videos that won't play through our TV YT app for some reason, plays fine on my phone though. Check out our new free ebook if you get a chance. You're listed in the vegan youtubers section, of course. xx

[@MrNioMoon]

"I hope you enjoyed this recipe. If you did, I'm so sorry." XD HAHAHA! The accents were funny too ;'-)

[@miracleshappen4483]

Mung bean vermicelli are my favourite noodle.

[@Thevietvegan]

Mine too probably! Although I have a special place in my heart for udon XD

[@francessweeney1]

I know this recipe is now perfect but for future reccipes have you tried 'Liv b's' mung bean egg recipe, its a 'just egg' copy, we dont get 'just egg' in Ireland so i have no comparison however, her recipe is brilliant and super easy. P.s, I love 'those vegan guys' as well!!!

[@Thevietvegan]

I really ought to try it!

[@carolwilliams7052]

Homemade vegan fish sauce recipe suggestion: www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/how-to-make-vegan-fish-sauce/

[@m00nAlways0nMe]

Could probably do TVP and season it well and use Methycellulose as the binder.

[@Thevietvegan]

I've never seen methycellose available to buy anywhere, where would one find it?

[@m00nAlways0nMe]

@@Thevietvegan I think you can only get it on Amazon.

[@jbell9179]

I love vegan food...but WHAT is wood ear/ black fungus? I saw it in the Asian grocery store frozen section (no hard to find vegan items there, sadly). I've never heard of it before...very interested in making this meatloaf though. 😊

[@Thevietvegan]

It's a type of mushroom/fungus lol. Actually I learned that i can grow natively in Ontario too! Its pretty cool.

[@nealieanderson512]

I can’t thank you enough......my husband would eat this every night if I would have it. It is so delicious!!

[@titojwonnie]

Definately gonna make this. Definately not gonna do anything to the onion roots. Also, E X T R E M E R H O M B U S!

[@ascetic3312]

My mom has never made this before. I've never heard of it, either. Must not be something people from where she's from ate. Seems tasty, though.

[@Thevietvegan]

My mom doesnt like it so I didnt eat it much growing up haha, but I've had it at other family's houses before

[@ascetic3312]

@@Thevietvegan My mom's in her early 70s and left Vietnam in the early 1970s. Maybe the dish wasn't around when she was there?

[@Thevietvegan]

My mom left in the 80s, so maybe!

[@annaliese724]

Parallelogram = rhombus that is not extreme. Yes that's 100% what I was taught in high school geometry LOL jk. Dude this dish totally takes me back!! I never wanted to eat the bbq meat in com tam so I just ate the rice with the egg loaf thing. MEMORIES.

[@Thevietvegan]

Whaaaaaaat I loved the thit nuong!! It was so good.

[@annaliese724]

@@Thevietvegan idk man I just didn't like chewing meat that much LOL. So much effort 😂

[@Spacecow17]

Is it vegan fish sauce? Where do you get it? What's the brand?

[@Thevietvegan]

It's vegan fish sauce, I can't remember the brand but I've shown the bottle recently in my spring roll video as well as my WIE video (half bread half viet food) I believe. I got it at B&Ts in Kitchener (also have seen it at Coven in Hamilton)

[@Spacecow17]

The Viet Vegan thank you so much! Love your videos and your humor! 😊

[@nealieanderson512]

Lisa girl I so wanna make this but can’t find the Lightlife Ground Round WAH!!!! I bought Lightlife crumbles, Lightlife ground sausage and Impossible ground. Which would be the most favorable from your perspective? I’ve been to five stores including Wegmans to no avail.....😭

[@Thevietvegan]

Probably the impossible ground?

[@nealieanderson512]

Thanks Lisa! I’ll let you know how it is.....

[@nealieanderson512]

The Viet Vegan OMG LISA!!!! THIS IS FABULOUS!!! AND THE NOC MOM CHAY IS SPECTACULAR!!!!

[@Thevietvegan]

@@nealieanderson512 yay!!! Im so happy to hear that

[@johnnyli4702]

isn't there usually a scrambled egg on top? I made a crappier version of this with Beyond meat and the Vegan egg.

[@Thevietvegan]

Usually egg yolk! I can't get Just Egg unless I go to buffalo so its just nekkid for me haha

[@yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515]

Seaweed sauce

[@ibrokemybrains]

have you seen youtuber Maddykoko's omelette chilla vid? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoqYqaynZ76eprM [he does indian vegan recipes] the consistency and texture is very interesting. maybe his mixture might help with the egg part of this meatloaf? something to play & experiment with. its a blend of (chickpea) besan flour and oat mixture that looks exactly like an omelette. the flavour may need adjustments according to taste. i am going to test it out. im thinking of adding a bit of silken tofu to get that eggyness for a thicker omelette.

[@Thevietvegan]

Ahhh it's chickpea based T_T I admit that I've come to dislike chickpea eggs haha. Honestly the tofu part works PERFECTLY in this recipe. I've tried making it a few different ways and it was just so simple and tasty with the extra firm tofu!

[@rn2787]

😭 I had surgery on my mouth and can't eat much. Yet here I am torturing myself 😅. I love your videos too much to not watch.

[@Thevietvegan]

Oh no!! May your recovery be swift and painless so you can eat all the things :)

[@rn2787]

@@Thevietvegan it's getting better. I know it's definitely going to be worth it, but I want crunchy and chewy food so bad 🤣.

[@frankiesfairyboytwinkclub]

"Vegan egg meatloaf" ? My brain hurts....

[@Thevietvegan]

Why is that?

[@MrNioMoon]

LMFAO, WTF?!

[@ngocphan4116]

I'm Vietnamese, I'm living in Vietnam and I have the access to all the ingredients to make the traditional meatloaf but not this vegan meatloaf. Now I am sad.

[@Thevietvegan]

Ive seen people use yuba like at Buddhist temples but I dont love that 😅

[@ngocphan4116]

@@Thevietvegan I don't think it's gonna work either. I'm gonna have to do some experiment experiments with the ingredients I can find. Hopefully something will turn out good. Thank you for your recipe. It really is an inspiration.

[@natashalapierre4109]

Fish sauce????????????????????? That's not vegan

[@Thevietvegan]

Its vegan fish sauce

[@miracleshappen4483]

Fish sauce? I thought you were vegan 😣😥😫

[@michellelefevre2775]

its vegan fish sauce. Not to worry

[@melitaobergh566]

Miracles Happen there are vegan fish sauces on the market and that is what she used. Duh!

[@Thevietvegan]

Yall this is what I'm talking about, the ONE time I don't explicitly say something is vegan someones like BuT tHaTs NoT vEgAn 😭😭😭

[@miracleshappen4483]

@@Thevietvegan New sub here, sorry I wasn't sure. I live in Cambodia but I I've never seen a vegan fish sauce. In Thailand and Malaysia they have tons of delicious vegan restaurants (Buddhist-Taoist affordable restaurants), I was hoping to go to Vietnam to check out the food but a sudden serious health condition is forcing me to be unable to walk, cook and do most other stuff. Please teach me new recipes 🤗. Here in Cambodia, I'm staying with a family, sometimes they make incredibly delicious vegan spring rolls. How do you make them crunchy outside and creamy and soft inside. A big hug and thank you, sister! 🤗☺️😁