Malaysian Roti John Recipe
The bread and egg are flipped so the cooked egg layer adheres to the bread. The sandwich is then filled with cooked onions and typically enjoyed as a snack, served with ketchup.
Ingredients
- Baguette – 1
- Minced beef – 7 oz.
- Red chilli (fresh) – 1
- Eggs – 4
- Onion (medium) – 1
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Black pepper – to taste
- Cooking oil – as needed
- Cucumber slices – as needed
- Tomatoes – as needed
- Red onion slices – as needed
- Ketchup – as needed
- Mayonnaise – as needed
- Chili sauce – as needed
Instructions
- Lightly beat the eggs up in a large bowl and set aside.
- Chop up the onion finely and add to the eggs.
- Season the beef with the chili and half tsp salt and some pepper.
- Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a pan on medium high heat and cook the beef for about 7-10 minutes until done and all the liquid has dried up.
- Add into the bowl of eggs.
- Season the eggs mix with the salt and some pepper.
- Slice each baguette half in half again, lengthwise, leaving it attached a little (not a clean cut).
- Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a large frying pan or flat griddle on medium high heat.
- Pour half the egg mixture in and swirl the egg to spread slightly.
- Place one baguette half (2 attached quarters) cut side down, onto the egg mix in the pan.
- Using a spatula, press down on the baguette to cook the egg.
- Cook for two minutes, pressing down regularly.
- Using the edge of the spatula, tuck any excess omelet in and under the baguette slice.
- Flip the egg and baguette over and just lightly brown the top of the baguettes.
- Fold the baguette over, transfer to a cutting board and cut into slices.
- Transfer the whole lot onto a plate and top with the vegetables.
Nutrition
Calories: 1299kcalCarbohydrates: 112gFat: 60gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 514mgSodium: 3523mgFiber: 7gSugar: 17g
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