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Cabbage and Egg Stir-Fry

包菜炒鸡蛋

Hand-torn cabbage and soft pieces of egg are quickly stir-fried with garlic, light soy sauce and oyster sauce.

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Golden pieces of egg and pale-green cabbage in a white serving bowl.
Cabbage and Egg Stir-Fry
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About This Recipe

Hand-torn cabbage and soft pieces of egg are quickly stir-fried with garlic, light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Tear the cabbage by hand so the pieces catch the sauce.

Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

  • 1/2 headcabbage, torn by hand
  • 3–4eggs
  • as neededminced garlic
  • 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • a littlesalt
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Ingredient Notes

  • Tear the cabbage by hand so the pieces catch the sauce.
  • Use a quick, hot stir-fry for crisp-tender cabbage; the garlic is first cooked over low heat.
  • Use salt sparingly because the soy sauce and oyster sauce are already salty.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Beat the eggs. Heat oil in a pan, cook the eggs into large pieces, and set them aside.

  2. 02

    Without washing the pan, cook the minced garlic over low heat until fragrant.

  3. 03

    Add the hand-torn cabbage and stir-fry over high heat until the leaves soften slightly.

  4. 04

    Return the eggs to the pan. Add the light soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little salt.

  5. 05

    Toss quickly over high heat until evenly seasoned, then transfer to a serving dish.

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Cabbage and Egg Stir-Fry

Hand-torn cabbage and soft pieces of egg are quickly stir-fried with garlic, light soy sauce and oyster sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 headcabbage, torn by hand
  • 3–4eggs
  • as neededminced garlic
  • 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • a littlesalt
  • cooking oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Method

  1. 01

    Beat the eggs. Heat oil in a pan, cook the eggs into large pieces, and set them aside.

  2. 02

    Without washing the pan, cook the minced garlic over low heat until fragrant.

  3. 03

    Add the hand-torn cabbage and stir-fry over high heat until the leaves soften slightly.

  4. 04

    Return the eggs to the pan. Add the light soy sauce, oyster sauce and a little salt.

  5. 05

    Toss quickly over high heat until evenly seasoned, then transfer to a serving dish.