The Ubiquitous Egg Stir-Fry (Jidan Er Dun)
- 2 -3 large tomatoes or 2 -3 large green bell peppers
- 4 -6 large eggs
- 2 diced scallions
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- black pepper
- salt
- 1 12-3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 12 cup boiling chicken stock or 12 cup vegetable stock or 12 cup water
- Chop tomatoes or peppers coarsely, not the usual fine dice for stirfry.
- Heat oil in wok until sizzling.
- Add garlic and scallions, stirfry to bring out flavors.
- Add eggs all at once to center of wok, flip and slice with spatula and stirfry until almost done.
- Add tomato or bell peppers, salt.
- Use black pepper to taste / if desired this works best with the tomatoes.
- Stir fry until tomatoes fully release water, or peppers are tenderized but not chewy.
- Add stock or water to desired consistency this dish can be anything from soupy to totally dry.
- Serve over rice if soupy, with pancakes if dry.
tomatoes, eggs, scallions, garlic, black pepper, salt, peanut oil, boiling chicken
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/the-ubiquitous-egg-stir-fry-jidan-er-dun-176787 (may not work)