I’ve been working on a variation of a simple Chinese dish (Tomato Egg stir fry) to make in the morning for a single person and I think I have something usable and repeatable by others at this point.

So here I present:

Crab Tomato Egg Stir Fry

Prep Time - 5 minutes
Cook Time - 5 minutes
Serves 1

Ingredients
2 Eggs
1 Tbsp Crab Paste
180g Tomatoes, diced
1 Scallion, finely chopped
1 tsp Shaoxing Wine
¼ tsp White Pepper
½ tsp Sugar
½ tsp Salt
⅛ cup Water (Variable)
Frying Oil

Method

  1. Beat eggs with crab, white pepper and Shaoxing wine and set aside. Combine tomatoes and scallion and set aside.
  2. Heat wok on high heat until smoking. Add about a ½ Tbsp of oil and add egg mixture once shimmering. Stir fry until cooked, then set aside.
  3. Add about a ½ Tbsp oil to the wok and stir fry tomato mixture for about a minute. Season with salt and sugar, mix, then add eggs and mix well. Add water and mix, then cover and cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Remove lid and simmer until sauce is reduced to a gravy as desired. Serve over rice or noodles.

Note: The water is used to make a thin sauce for the stir fry. The amount of water you need is dependent on the water content of your tomatoes and how quickly your wok boils off water. Adjust as needed

    • TheAlbatrossOP
      3·
      6 days ago

      Thank you! And, yeah I was thinking that… I didn’t snap a picture this morning. I’ve been making this for going on a week and a half now and after tasting this one I thought it was ready to share. I wonder if I can update the post tomorrow with a photo or if it’s stuck as a text post forever. Maybe I’ll just resubmit it after I take a beauty shot.

      I didn’t include anything about making the rice or noodles, but I didn’t think people needed instructions on that. I put kettle boiled water in a saucepan for a portion of knife cut noodles as I start to prep and they’re done around when I’m done. I’m sure any noodle would work fine.

      • viral.vegabond@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        Seems like you should be able to add pictures in by editing the post but I’m actually not sure on that one. A separate post or additional comments on this one wouldn’t be a bother 😁

          • viral.vegabond@piefed.socialEnglish
            2·
            5 days ago

            Oh, awesome! Thanks for the update and wow does that look astoundingly delicious! Nice photo with the steam coming off of it and everything. Definitely saving this one for later 😁