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Category

Egg,Shrimp,Seafood,Stir-fry

Preparation Time

15 minutes

Difficulty

2

Spice Level

1

Chinese Scrambled Eggs with Shrimp

Chinese Scrambled Eggs with Shrimp

Description of the Dish

"My time at university was often spent budgeting for groceries and trying to eat something other than baked beans on toast. It will come as no surprise then to discover that my meals often featured this dish, which I’ve loved eating since childhood. My mom makes the best scrambled eggs—super silky and soft. The secret ingredient, as told by my mother, is the cornstarch water, which tenderizes the egg and keeps the protein strands separate. This stops the eggs from becoming rubbery during the cooking process, she tells me convincingly with her background in chemistry. The result is a fantastically soft and satisfying scrambled egg, and a great time-saving meal." — Verna Gao, Have You Eaten?

Ingredients List

Preparation Instructions

  1. Put the shrimp in a shallow dish, pour over the Chinese cooking wine, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper.
  2. Mix to combine and leave to marinate for around 10 minutes. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl, then beat into the eggs until well combined.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan or wok on medium heat. Add the shrimp and cook, turning once, for 2 minutes, until pink. Add the shrimp to the egg mixture.
  4. Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan or wok until steaming hot. Pour in the egg and shrimp mixture and immediately turn the heat down to low.
  5. Gently push the egg from the outer edges toward the center with a spatula, so it gathers slightly in the middle. Cook, stirring gently, for around 2–3 minutes in total, until the egg scrambles but is still slightly runny in parts.
  6. Remove the pan from the heat. Sprinkle over the green onions and sesame seeds, then add a splash of chili oil, if using.
  7. Serve over rice or eat plain. For an excellent vegetarian spread, serve with sweet soy enoki mushrooms and fish-fragrant eggplant.

Nutritional Information (Per Serving)