Description
A classic sandwich representing Taiwanese mornings: thin sliced bread stuffed with marinated pork chop (Rou Pai), fried egg, cucumber, and sweet Taiwanese mayonnaise.
Restaurants serving Pork Chop and Egg Sandwich
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Recipe
Ingredients
- White bread
- Pork loin
- Egg
- Cucumber
- Taiwanese mayonnaise
- Five-spice powder
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Pound pork loin thin, marinate in soy sauce, sugar, grated garlic, five-spice, and white pepper, and pan-fry on a griddle (Rou Pai).
- Make a fried egg (or thin omelet) in another space.
- Trim crusts off Taiwanese white bread (sweeter and softer than Japanese bread), toast lightly on the griddle.
- Spread a generous amount of Taiwan's unique 'clear sweet mayonnaise (Shala Jiang)' on one side of the bread.
- Layer bread, sliced cucumber, fried egg, hot pork chop, and bread. Press lightly, cut diagonally in half, and serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Five-spice powder and Garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Japanese white bread, Sweetened mayonnaise (mix a little condensed milk)
Pairing
Sweet Iced Milk Tea(Bing Naicha)
Trivia
[For Everyone] The absolute ace of Taiwanese Western-style breakfast shops. Unlike Japanese katsu sandwiches, the meat is pan-fried, not deep-fried. The sweet mayo and spice aroma is exactly 'the smell of Taiwanese mornings'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Keep it in its thin plastic or paper bag, pushing it up from the bottom to avoid messy hands, and bite into the sweet and savory layers all at once!
Allergen
Wheat, Pork, Egg, Soy, Dairy