Chinese Tomato Egg Recipe: A Sour Taste of Eggs
Tomatoes are incredibly versatile and complement a wide variety of vegetables and animal-based foods. If you’ve ever tasted tomatoes with eggs, you’ll know exactly what I mean. But if you haven’t, keep reading!
Today, I’m excited to share with you the best Chinese tomato egg recipe, which can be prepared in just 15 minutes. This dish works perfectly as either a main course or a side. So, let’s dive right into the recipe without further delay!
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Chinese Tomato Egg Recipe Review
Before you start the recipe, please carefully check this table. It will provide you with a basic overview of the recipe. You need to know this information before you start making it.
| Course: Main Course | Cuisine: Chinese | Difficulty: Medium | ||
| Total Time: 20 Minutes | ||||
| Serving | Preparation Time | Cooking Time | Calories | |
| 3 people | 10 Minutes | 10 Minutes | 250 | |
Utensils Needed For Chinese Tomato Egg Recipe
In this recipe, you will mainly need to chop, slice, fry and cook. So, we mainly need chopping utensils and frypan. Besides them, we need some common utensils. All are listed below.
- One Chopping Board
- One Chopper
- Two Mixing Bowl
- One Frypan
- One Cooking Spoon
- One Serving Plate
Ingredients Needed For The Recipe
This is an egg-tomato recipe. So, eggs and tomatoes will be the main ingredients here. Besides them, some more common ingredients will be needed. All the ingredient list is given below.
- Garlic: 3 Cloves
- Green Onion: 2 tbsp (Chopped)
- Tomato: 4 pcs (Medium size)
- Eggs: 7 pcs
- Salt: 1 tsp
- Pepper: 1 tsp
- Soy Sauce: 2 tbsp
- Ketchup: 2 tbsp
- Oyster Sauce: 2 tbsp
- Brown Sugar: 1 ½ tbsp
- Oil: 3 tbsp
- Cornstarch Slurry: 2 tbsp (Liquid)
- Sesame Oil: 1 tsp
Step-by-Step Instructions For Chinese Tomato Egg Recipe
This recipe requires attention to detail to achieve the best flavor. You can’t just rush through the steps for a great result. To get the most delicious outcome, it’s important to follow each step carefully. Here’s the full recipe—please take your time and read it thoroughly.
Step 1: Prepare Ingredients
In this step, we will prepare 3 vital ingredients of this recipe. They are garlic, green onion, and Tomato. Take 3 big-size garlic cloves on a chopping board and chop them using a chopper.
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Once the garlic is ready, begin chopping the green onion. Aim for thin, round slices, about the size of small wheels. Refer to the image for a clearer idea of the ideal size.
Now, let’s prepare our main ingredient: the tomato. Take four medium-sized tomatoes and give them a good wash. Once cleaned, cut each tomato into quarters by slicing it into four even pieces.
Step 2: Prepare Eggs
Eggs are another vital ingredient of this recipe. So, we need to be careful while preparing them. Take 6 or 7 pieces of eggs in a small mixing bowl. After this, add 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of pepper to the eggs. Now whisk everything together. Whisk them just to mix. Please don’t over-whisk.
Step 3: Prepare A Sauce
We need a sauce to make this recipe perfect. So, let’s try to make the sauce. Take a small mixing bowl. Add 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 3 tbsp water, 2 tbsp of ketchup, 2 tbsp of Oyster Sauce, and Brown Sugar 1 ½ tbsp in the mixing bowl. Now mix everything together to make a perfect solution.
Step 4: Scramble The Egg
Before cooking the tomato, we need to quickly scramble the eggs. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Once the oil is hot, pour in the egg mixture and scramble it thoroughly. Be careful not to overcook the eggs. Check the image to get an idea about how the eggs will look like.
Step 5: Cook The Tomato
The preparation parts are done. It is time to start the main cooking part. Take a frypan and add 2 tbsp of cooking oil. Once the oil becomes hot, add the chopped garlic and green onion. Now stir-fry them at lower heat. Fry this for 20-30 seconds.
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After frying, add the tomato slices to the pan and cook for another 30-40 seconds. At this time, try to mix everything together. After 40 seconds of frying, add the sauce to the frypan with 2 tbsp of liquid Cornstarch Slurry. Now cook for 3-5 minutes at lower heat.
After 5 minutes of cooking, the tomatoes will become soggy or lose their freshness and firmness. In this situation, add the scrambled eggs and 1 tsp of sesame oil and cook them again for 2 minutes.
Step 6: Serve And Enjoy
After the last 2 minutes of cooking, the recipe should be ready to serve. You may serve the recipe with or without rise.
Chinese Tomato Egg Recipe
Ingredients
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- In this step, we will prepare 3 vital ingredients of this recipe. They are garlic, green onion, and Tomato. Take 3 big-size garlic cloves on a chopping board and chop them using a chopper.
- Once the garlic is ready, begin chopping the green onion. Aim for thin, round slices, about the size of small wheels. Refer to the image for a clearer idea of the ideal size.
- Now, let's prepare our main ingredient: the tomato. Take four medium-sized tomatoes and give them a good wash. Once cleaned, cut each tomato into quarters by slicing it into four even pieces.
- Eggs are another vital ingredient of this recipe. So, we need to be careful while preparing them. Take 6 or 7 pieces of eggs in a small mixing bowl. After this, add 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of pepper to the eggs. Now whisk everything together. Whisk them just to mix. Please don’t over-whisk.
- We need a sauce to make this recipe perfect. So, let’s try to make the sauce. Take a small mixing bowl. Add 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 3 tbsp water, 2 tbsp of ketchup, 2 tbsp of Oyster Sauce, and Brown Sugar 1 ½ tbsp in the mixing bowl. Now mix everything together to make a perfect solution.
- Before cooking the tomato, we need to quickly scramble the eggs. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan. Once the oil is hot, pour in the egg mixture and scramble it thoroughly. Be careful not to overcook the eggs. Check the image to get an idea about how the eggs will look like.
- The preparation parts are done. It is time to start the main cooking part. Take a frypan and add 2 tbsp of cooking oil. Once the oil becomes hot, add the chopped garlic and green onion. Now stir-fry them at lower heat. Fry this for 20-30 seconds.
- After frying, add the tomato slices to the pan and cook for another 30-40 seconds. At this time, try to mix everything together. After 40 seconds of frying, add the sauce to the frypan with 2 tbsp of liquid Cornstarch Slurry. Now cook for 3-5 minutes at lower heat.
- After 5 minutes of cooking, the tomatoes will become soggy or lose their freshness and firmness. In this situation, add the scrambled eggs and 1 tsp of sesame oil and cook them again for 2 minutes.
- After the last 2 minutes of cooking, the recipe should be ready to serve. You may serve the recipe with or without rise.
Tomato Egg Recipe Do’s and Don’ts
Before you start the Tomato egg recipe, you must know the following things about it to get the best taste.
- We are using tomatoes for the recipe. But do you know which type of tomatoes will be good? Yes, fresh and ripe tomatoes will bring out the best taste and texture. Cut them into quarters for even cooking.
- To get the best taste, you must avoid overcooking the tomatoes. Cooking for too long will make them too much soggy. Even it will turn into another sauce.
- I added Cornstarch slurry to my recipe. But why? The main reason is, that it will make the dish thick. So you need to pour it carefully. It helps thicken the sauce, so stir well after adding it for the perfect consistency.
FAQs
Can I skip the oyster sauce?
Oyster sauce adds a rich umami flavor, but if you don’t have it or prefer not to use it, you can substitute it with soy sauce or hoisin sauce, though the flavor will be slightly different.
How do I prevent the eggs from overcooking?
Scramble the eggs quickly over medium heat, and remove them from the pan as soon as they set. They will continue to cook slightly after being removed from the heat, so don’t wait for them to become too firm.
Can I add other vegetables to this recipe?
Yes! Vegetables like bell peppers or mushrooms can be added for extra flavor and texture. Just stir-fry them along with the garlic and green onion.
