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Instant Pot Cha Trung Hap

This is my mom's recipe except that I leveraged the Instant Pot. Without the Instant Pot, steps 6 and 7 can be done in a steamer on the stovetop, but steaming time in step 6 will take an hour or more (no change to cooking time in step 7).
The recipe makes a lot of servings but it stores so easily that I recommend always making more than needed for one sitting.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 1/3 lb peeled and deveined shrimp, chopped or ground in food processor
  • 1/2 cup dried sliced cloud ear mushrooms
  • 1 section bean thread noodle
  • 4 bulbs green onion
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 small carrot, shredded
  • 3 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp veggie seasoning
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 10 eggs

Instructions

  • Soak bean thread noodles and dried cloud ear mushrooms in water, separately.
  • Separate 3 egg yolks. Then combine egg whites with remaining 7 eggs in another bowl.
  • Shred carrots, chop green and yellow onions. Then chop bean thread noodles and dried mushrooms into roughly 1/2 inch length.
  • Mix together all ingredients except 3 egg yolks. Pour into glass storage containers.
    Note: we do this for easy storage, but any glass or metal pan that can fit into a steamer or Instant Pot works.
  • Take a knife and cut down the center of the raw meat mixture both vertically and horizontally (basically dividing the dish into quadrants). This step is necessary to prevent a mound to develop during steaming.
  • Pour 2 cups of water into Instant Pot. Then place glass container onto trivet inside the Instant Pot. Lock lid, making sure steam release handle is set to sealing. Press 'Steam' setting and adjust time for 10 minutes. Allow natural release. The warmup, steaming, and release time should be about 20 minutes in total.
  • Once pressure has been released, brush egg yolk on top. Replace lid but leaving ajar. Set to saute for 7 minutes.

Notes

This video (in Vietnamese) was very helpful for me to see all of the steps, but note that the ingredients and cooking time are totally different.