Grilled Eggs With Vietnamese Seasonings

Chocolatl's Note:

This is a really different recipe, and surprisingly kid-friendly. From the Barbecue Bible. For a milder sauce, seed the chile.

• Total Time: 12 mins
• Prep Time: 2 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 large eggs , at room temperature
• 3 tablespoons asian fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 garlic clove , minced
• 1 Thai chile , thinly sliced
• 1 head boston lettuce , separated into leaves
• 16 sprigs fresh mint

Directions:

1. Preheat grill to medium.
2. Pierce a tiny hole in the end of each egg.
3. Place eggs on grill and cook until shell is browned and eggs are cooked through, 10-12 minutes, turning frequently with tongs.
4. Combine fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic and chile in a small bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved.
5. Shell eggs and cut into quarters.
6. To eat, place one egg quarter on a lettuce leaf with a sprig of mint and roll up. Dip in sauce.

Reviews

[Elmotoo]

THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN!! The only problem was I used my griddler instead of my real indoor grill and it took sooooooo long & they didn't brown. We loved wrapping them up in the lettuce leaves & dipping into the sauce - we have plenty of sauce left over so I'm going to make more this weekend. Thank you! Made for Chinese/Vietnamese New Year Tag.

[Celticevergreen]

After spending a week dealing with a snow storm where I live, it was nice to just come home and turn on the gas grill and in a short time have something quick and delicious to eat. Be careful though since I forgot they were hot while trying to shell them and Oh, owwww!!. I think I will dunk them into cold water so I can shell them a little quicker next time. Dinner was nothing fancy, just rice cooker rice and the eggs but that was fine since I was that tired.