Zha cai and egg stir-fry
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- 40 g jia cai
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2–3 whole mild green chillies
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
Mince the garlic, slice the green chillies into 1cm wide strips, and whisk the eggs with the salt and white pepper until no stray strands remain.
- 1½ tbsp oil
Heat the wok piping hot, add about 1.5 tbsp oil, pour in the egg over high heat, push it to the side as it sets, repeat until no liquid is running, then turn it out.
In the same wok over medium heat with 1 tbsp oil, fry the garlic about 30 seconds until fragrant, add the chili and fry another 30 seconds.
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp liaojiu
- 1 tsp soy sauce
Toss in the jia cai, quick fry, add the liaojiu, mix, then the soy sauce and mix again.
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp MSG
Season with the sugar and MSG, turn the heat to high, return the egg, break it up with the spatula, mix well and turn out.