Chinese Tomato Egg Stir-fry 番茄炒蛋
番茄炒蛋 Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry is a classic Chinese dish that completes a wholesome meal. Large chunks of tender tomatoes and fluffy eggs are the ultimate comfort food served with white rice and finely chopped spring onions. This 4-ingredient simple dish takes less than 5 minutes to make! It is the perfect egg dish to solve the "what's for dinner tonight? dilemma"
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 large tomatoes, quarter wedges
- 5 large eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp Chicken Essence Powder
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine
- 5 cloves of Garlic, rough chopped
- 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- Salt to taste
- Fresh cilantro, rough chop for garnish
- Finely chopped green onions, garnish
Instructions
- 1
Wash and pat dry large tomatoes. Quarter and cut into tomato wedges.
- 2
Crack 5 large eggs into a small bowl. Add one teaspoon of chicken essence powder to boost the depth of flavour. Lightly beat eggs. Do not overbeat.
- 3
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large nonstick pan at medium high heat.
- 4
Once the oil is hot, add in minced garlic. Simmer until fragrant.
- 5
Add tomato to the hot pan. Allow the tomato flavor to develop for 1-2 minutes. Once the tomatoes start to blister, the tomato skin softens, and tomato juices escape, add brown sugar to balance the tangy tomatoes. Move the tomatoes around quickly.
- 6
Add a pinch of salt to taste.
- 7
Add the beaten eggs mixture directly over the tomato stir fry. Allow the eggs to slightly cook.
- 8
Push the eggs with a spatula and let the runny eggs run off onto the empty space.
- 9
Repeat and allow the eggs to gently cook and be combined with the tomato mixture. Do not overcook the eggs.
- 10
Once the eggs appear near cooked, it is time to remove them from the heat and plate. Garnish with finely chopped green onions.
- 11
Serve and enjoy with a bowl of steamed rice or noodles.