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Stir-fried eggs with tomato

J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 4.7K likes · 170.7K views · 13 min video

Read about whole eggs in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
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  • 6 whole eggs
Beat the eggs until smooth and homogenous.
  • 2 tbsp cubed butter
  • fish sauce
Add the cubed butter and a dash of fish sauce to the eggs.
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • ¼ cup water
Mix the cornstarch and water into a slurry; stir half into the eggs and save half for the sauce.
Cornstarch slurry for tender eggs
  • oil
Preheat the wok until smoking, reduce to medium-low, swirl in oil and pour the eggs into the middle.
Give the eggs a few lazy swirls, leaving plenty still loose; return them to their bowl and wipe out the wok.
  • 14 oz Roma tomatoes and cherry tomatoes
Cut the tomatoes into chunks and remove the cores.
  • 4 whole scallions
Add oil, stir-fry the scallion whites and light greens briefly, then add the tomatoes.
  • salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp ketchup
Season with a little salt, about a teaspoon of sugar and about a tablespoon of ketchup.
  • white pepper
Add the rest of the cornstarch slurry and a little white pepper.
Finishing the sauce, curds vs strands
Return the half-cooked eggs to the sauce.
  • cilantro
  • rice
Fold in cilantro and scallion greens; serve over rice with more cilantro and scallions as garnish.