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Chinese tomato egg stir fry recipe video

10 Minute Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry | Video

A delicious light lunch or breakfast featuring tomatoes and scrambled eggs flavored with Asian sauces. Serve warm!
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Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons white part of spring onions scallions, chopped
  • 2 large tomatoes diced
  • 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground white pepper white pepper powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped spring onions scallions, to garnish
  • Steamed rice to serve

Instructions

  • Crack eggs into a small bowl. Add water. Season with salt. Whisk until the mixture has just one consistency. 
  • Meanwhile heat ½ tablespoon oil in a large skillet or frying pan. Add egg mixture. Let it sit, without stirring, for about 20 seconds. Gently stir with a wooden spoon, lifting and folding it over from the bottom of the pan.
  • Repeat this process until the eggs are softly set and slightly runny in places. Remove from pan. Set aside.
  • To the same pan, add the remaining ½ tablespoon oil. When hot, add garlic and spring onion (scallion) whites. Sauté, stirring, for a minute. 
  • Add tomatoes. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for about 2 minutes or until the tomatoes are cooked.
  • Add oyster sauce, sesame oil, sugar and ground white pepper. Season with salt. Stir to combine. Sauté for 1 minute. 
  • Add scrambled eggs. Stir gently to combine.
  • Garnish with chopped spring onions (scallions).
  • Serve with steamed rice. 

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Notes

  • Serving suggestions: steamed rice (traditional side), in sandwiches or with breakfast toast
  • Make sure you stir the eggs gently to make perfect fluffy eggs.
  • Add a light sprinkle of red chili flakes (red pepper flakes) if you like

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 279mg | Sodium: 299mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g