Tomato Egg Stir Fry, only 15 minutes! | 番茄炒蛋简单做法

This quick and easy Tomato Egg takes only 15 minutes to prepare . You’ll love making this easy Chinese stir fry because it’s so easy and packed with protein and antioxidants.

There are many versions and methods of this Tomato Egg Stir Fry. For this recipes, the tomato is soft and juicy and the egg is soft and smooth.

cooking tips

1. For the eggs to be fluffy, whisk well
2. While frying the eggs, use low to medium heat to so that the eggs are soft and smooth
3. The ripeness of the tomato will affect the taste of the dish, if you use very ripe tomatoes, it will taste sweeter but if you use less ripe tomatoes, it will be sourish, tangy
4. In this recipe, I added dried shrimps but it’s optional
5. You can also add in ginger if you like

Tomato Egg Chinese Style Stir Fry | 番茄炒蛋简单做法

Yield: 2-3 person

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

This quick and easy Tomato Egg takes only 15 minutes to prepare . You'll love making this easy Chinese stir fry because it's so easy and packed with protein and antioxidants.

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Ingredients

• 2 tomatoes
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 5 grams dried shrimp (optional)
• 3 eggs
• 3-4 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch + 60 (4 tablespoon) water

• 1-2 sprigs spring onion

Seasoning

• 1/4 salt
• 1/8 pepper
• pinch of salt, pepper and sugar to taste

Instructions

1. Cut one tomato into big chunks, another into small cubes
2. Mince the garlic and chop spring onion in small cubes
3. Wash the dried shrimp and drain dry
4. In a bowl, whisk 3 eggs, add salt and pepper to taste
5. In a frying pan, add cooking oil, add the beaten eggs
6. Cook on low to medium heat so that the eggs are soft and smooth, remove from pan and set aside
7. Add in the dried shrimp and garlic, fry till fragrant
8. Then add in the tomatoes, fry till soft
9. Add the cornstarch mixture, give it a quick fry
10. Add back the egg and spring onion, season with salt and pepper and sugar

Notes

For the eggs to be fluffy, whisk well

While frying the eggs, use low to medium heat so that the eggs are soft and smooth

The ripeness of the tomato will affect the taste of the dish, if you use very ripe tomatoes, it will taste sweeter but if you use less ripe tomatoes, it will be sourish, tangy

In this recipe, I added dried shrimps but it's optional

You can also add in ginger if you like