Shrimp and Egg Stir Fry (蝦仁炒蛋) is a classic Chinese dish made with marinated tender shrimp stir fried with fluffy scrambled eggs and chopped green onions.

About the Ingredients

Here are some tips / info about some of the ingredients that might be helpful:

Shrimp

You can buy fresh shrimp or frozen. I recommend frozen wild caught shrimp (mostly because I am allergic to farm raised shrimp).

If you buy frozen shrimp then just make sure to defrost in a bowl of water for 10 minutes or until thawed out. Change out the water about every 5 minutes.

Rice Cooking Wine (Michiu)

Michiu is also known as Rice cooking wine. It contains about 20% alcohol, and is very popular in Taiwanese cooking. Many folks get this cooking wine confused with another cooking wine – Shaoxing. The difference is that Shaoxing is lower in alcohol and darker. Michiu is more dry and has a higher alcohol content.

Michiu is commonly used in stir fry, soup, braising, and more. It’s equivalent to adding wine to western dishes, but it also helps eliminate a ‘raw flavor’ of seafood and meat dishes too.

How to make Shrimp and Egg Stir Fry

First gather your ingredients:

Shrimp Marinade
- 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp michiu / rice cooking wine
- 1/2 tsp salt
Eggs Mixture
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp cooking oil
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 stalk of green onion, chopped or cut in to 1 inch length, separated in half
Salt, to taste
White pepper, to taste

In a bowl, mix shrimp, and cornstarch, rice cooking wine, and salt together. Allow it to marinade for about 15-30 minutes.

In another bowl, add eggs, cornstarch, water, salt, and mix well.

In a cooking pan, add the cooking oil. Add half of the green onions, garlic, and allow it to heat up. Then add shrimp and stir fry at high heat until shrimp starts to turn pink.

Add egg mixture in to pan. Let it cook for about 1 min allowing the egg to start solidifying and then scramble everything together to mix well.

Add the rest of the green onions, and stir fry until shrimp is completely cooked thoroughly.

Remove from heat and serve!

Chinese Stir Fry Shrimp with Eggs (蝦仁炒蛋)

Chinese Stir Fry Shrimp with Eggs (蝦仁炒蛋) is a classic Chinese dish made with marinated tender shrimp stir frie with fluffy scrambled eggs and chopped green onions.

Ingredients

Shrimp Marinade

1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp michiu / rice cooking wine
1/2 tsp salt

Eggs Mixture

4 eggs
1/2 tsp cornstarch
2 tbsp water
1/2 tsp salt

Stir Fry

2 tbsp cooking oil
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 stalk of green onion, chopped or cut in to 1 inch length, separated in half
Salt, to taste
White pepper, to taste

Instructions

In a bowl, mix shrimp, and cornstarch, rice cooking wine, and salt together. Allow it to marinade for about 15-30 minutes.
In another bowl, add eggs, cornstarch, water, salt, and mix well.
In a cooking pan, add the cooking oil. Add half of the green onions, garlic, and allow it to heat up. Then add shrimp and stir fry at high heat until shrimp starts to turn pink.
Add egg mixture in to pan. Let it cook for about 1 min allowing the egg to start solidifying and then scramble everything together to mix well.
Add the rest of the green onions, and stir fry until shrimp is completely cooked thoroughly.
Remove from heat and serve!

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 245Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 306mgSodium: 1340mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gProtein: 20g

The nutrition information for this recipe is an approximate total per serving. Please double check the nutrition information for your exact ingredients and brands for more precise nutrition information.

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If you liked this Shrimp and Egg Stir Fry version, you may also like my other version of this made with Basil – click here for the recipe!