Soei Fried Egg

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup fish sauce, or more to taste
• Juice of 2 limes, or to taste
• 1 fresh chile, minced (use a hot one, serranos work well!)
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted and ground
• 3 tablespoons scallions, minced
• 1 golf ball-sized piece of ginger, sliced thin
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced thin
• 1 batch Nuoc Cham
• 1 large bunch fresh mint
• 1 large bunch fresh cilantro
• 1 cup thinly sliced seeded cucumber
• 1 quart peanut oil for frying
• 8 eggs
• 2 shallots, peeled, halved and sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
• 1 red hot chile, red Fresno works well, cleaned, seeded and sliced thin
• 2 tablespoons well-toasted crushed cashews or peanuts
• Thai sticky rice, for serving