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Sunday, January 5, 2020

Osmanthus Scrambled Eggs (桂花炒蛋)



Ingredients

  • ½ red onion (thinly sliced)
  • ½ red chilli (deseeded and cut into thin long strips)
  • 1 small carrot (finely julienned) 
  • 1 handful of wood ears fungus, soaked, washed and thinly sliced)
  • ½ cup of fresh crab meat OR replaced by 6 pcs imitation crabsticks (tear into stripes) 
  • Mung bean vermicelli (soaked, about 1/3 cup, cut into about 2 inches
  • 2 sprigs of spring onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 1 cup homemade chicken stock 
  • About ½ tsp salt 
  • 1 tsp chicken powder 
  • A dash of pepper to taste 
Method

  1. Heat wok on high heat and put in 3 Tbsp oil. 
  2. Put in onions, stir for 10 seconds
  3. Then add sliced chilli and fry for another 5 seconds.
  4. Then add carrots, wood ear fungus and crab meat/crabsticks. Stir fry for 15 seconds. 
  5. Add in chicken stock and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper. Taste it and adjust.
  6. Add in vermicelli and let it absorb the chicken stock until 1/3 of original liquid is still visible.
  7. Add in eggs and spring onions and toss everything until it dries up. 
Note
  • The timing of when you put in the eggs is crucial. The end product should taste moist, but look dry.
  • You can replace homemade chicken stock with store-bought chicken stock or water but need to adjust seasonings to taste.