Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry (aka 番茄炒蛋 in Chinese), is a popular household dish in China and Taiwan. It’s easy to see why – it’s not only tasty, it’s also easy to make!
To be honest, I never thought this dish was anything out of the ordinary because I grew up eating it. Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry is a super common dish in Chinese and Taiwanese households!
However, when I made it in college, my non-Asian friends were surprised by the dish, and that’s when I realized – oh this is definitely not as common here. They loved it though! And, that is one reason I’m putting the recipe online.
How to serve Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry
Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry can be served as a side dish when you are eating family style. This means there’s many dishes served at the same time (meat, veggies, seafood, etc.) and everyone has a bowl and/or plate, and usually with rice, and you can eat everything together as desired.
You can also serve this as a main dish for lunch or dinner too! You can serve this with rice or noodles. Recently I’ve also heard of many folks making this for breakfast too!
How to make Chinese tomato egg stir fry
First, gather your ingredients:
- 4 eggs
- Salt, to taste
- 1 tsp michiu (rice cooking wine)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil of choice, separated
- 4 medium tomatoes, cut in to wedges
- 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 green onion, chopped
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and season with salt and micniu.
Heat up a cooking pan or wok over medium heat. Add 1 tbsp of cooking oil and allow it to heat up.
Add beaten eggs and once the eggs start solidifying, scramble and then remove from heat.
Add another tbsp of cooking oil in to pan, and add tomatoes and garlic. Stir fry for about a minute, and then cover for another minute.
Uncover, and add the scrambled eggs back in to pan.
Add sugar, salt, and sesame oil and stir fry for another minute or until tomatoes have softened to your liking.
Sprinkle the chopped green onions, stir to mix well.
Remove from heat and serve!
Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry
Tomato Egg Stir Fry is a classic Chinese dish - beaten eggs are stir fried with tomatoes that become softened, along with a sweet and savory seasoning and chopped green onions. The sauce because so perfect over rice or noodles too!
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- Salt, to taste
- 1 tsp michiu (rice cooking wine)
- 2 tbsp cooking oil of choice, separated
- 4 medium tomatoes, cut in to wedges
- 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 green onion, chopped
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and season with salt and micniu.
- Heat up a cooking pan or wok over medium heat. Add 1 tbsp of cooking oil and allow it to heat up.
- Add beaten eggs and once the eggs start solidifying, scramble and then remove from heat.
- Add another tbsp of cooking oil in to pan, and add tomatoes and garlic. Stir fry for about a minute, and then cover for another minute.
- Uncover, and add the scrambled eggs back in to pan.
- Add sugar, salt, and sesame oil and stir fry for another minute or until tomatoes have softened to your liking.
- Sprinkle the chopped green onions, stir to mix well.
- Remove from heat and serve!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 177Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 229mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 2gSugar: 6gProtein: 8g
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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