Tomato Egg Stir Fry
This tomato egg stir fry is a savory, sweet, and tangy. It's the ultimate comfort food in every Chinese household, every family with their unique touch. It's perfect as quick meal over rice or a side dish you can throw together in less than 10 minutes.
- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 pound tomato (core removed and cut into large wedges)
- 1 stalk green onion (thinly sliced (optional; plus more for garnish if you want))
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons oil (or as much as needed for cooking (any neutral oil will do))
Instructions
- 1
In a large nonstick pan over mediu high heat, add 2 tablespoons of oil and heat until hot. Once hot, pour the beaten egg into the pan and scramble the eggs until about 80 to 90 percent cooked.Remove the egg from the pan and set aside.*If you prefer larger pieces of scrambled eggs, stir the eggs less.*
- 2
In the same pan over medium high heat, add the remaining tablespoon of oil. Add the tomatoes and stir fry until the tomatoes are softened, about 2 to 4 minutes, depending on how hearty your tomatoes are.
- 3
Add the scrambled eggs and sliced green onions to the tomatoes and stir fry for 20 to 30 seconds.
- 4
Lower the heat to medium and season the tomato and eggs with the sugar, salt, vinegar, and sesame oil. Then, sauté for another 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- 5
Serve the tomato egg stir fry with or over some fluffy white rice. If you wish, garnish with some sliced green onions and enjoy!