Cantonese Shrimp Scrambled Eggs
Created by dienia b on August 9, 2023
- Servings: 2
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 8m
- Recipe #41393
Ingredients
- Shrimp
- 8 ounces shrimp, peeled, deveined deeply
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/16 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- Eggs
- 6 eggs
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/16 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Garnish
- 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
- 1 green onion, minced
How to Make
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Step 1: Mix shrimp with salt, white pepper and cornstarch until well combined.
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Step 2: Let set 10 minutes.
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Step 3: In a bowl, beat eggs with whisk.
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Step 4: Add water, salt, white pepper and sesame oil.
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Step 5: Beat until it reaches an even, smooth consistency.
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Step 6: Heat oil in a wok over medium heat.
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Step 7: Fry shrimp on both sides in a single layer.
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Step 8: As soon as it curls up and turns pink, turn off the heat.
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Step 9: Transfer the shrimp into the egg mixture leaving the oil in the pan.
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Step 10: Heat wok.
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Step 11: Add egg mixture.
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Step 12: Cook until still slightly wet.
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Step 13: Add green onions.
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Step 14: Season to taste.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (874.5 g)
- Calories 1236.1
- Total Fat - 82.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 24.6 g
- Cholesterol - 2854.7 mg
- Sodium - 2119.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 2.8 g
- Protein - 107 g
- Calcium - 472.2 mg
- Iron - 13.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg