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Chinese Tomato Fried Egg

Here's how you make Chinese Tomato Fried Egg
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 ripe tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 3 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
  • 2 spring onions, cut into 5cm lengths
  • 1/2 teaspoon corn flour, mixed with a little cold water
  • 5 eggs, beaten
  • Salt & pepper to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat a wok over high heat and add 1 tablespoon of oil; add the tomatoes and fry for about 2 minutes until they start to soften.

  • Step 2: Add the salt, sugar, tomato sauce, spring onions, and 1/2 cup of water; when the spring onions soften, stir through enough of the cornflour mixture to thicken the tomato mixture to a saucy consistency; taste and adjust seasoning if necessary & remove the tomato mixture from the wok and rinse the wok.

  • Step 3: Return the wok to the heat and add the remaining oil.

  • Step 4: Add the eggs and stir once every 15 seconds or so until the eggs are set to the texture of a loose omelet.

  • Step 5: Add the tomato mixture to the eggs and stir to combine.

  • Step 6: Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, then serve immediately.


Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Wok

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