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Cucumber Shrimp and Egg Stir-Fry

黄瓜虾仁鸡蛋

Cucumber slices, shrimp and scrambled eggs are separately cooked and combined with garlic and a light soy-and-oyster sauce.

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Cucumber slices, shrimp and egg pieces in a shallow bowl.
Cucumber Shrimp and Egg Stir-Fry
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Ingredients

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  • 2eggs
  • shrimp
  • a littlesalt
  • cooking wine
  • black pepper
  • cucumber
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • 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.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Beat the eggs. Mix shrimp with salt, cooking wine and black pepper and marinate for 10 minutes. Thinly slice cucumber and mince garlic.

  2. 02

    Scramble eggs in oil and set aside. Cook shrimp separately and set aside.

  3. 03

    Fry garlic in oil and add cucumber. Stir-fry until just cooked.

  4. 04

    Return shrimp and eggs and add light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Toss until combined.

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Cucumber Shrimp and Egg Stir-Fry

Cucumber slices, shrimp and scrambled eggs are separately cooked and combined with garlic and a light soy-and-oyster sauce.

Ingredients

  • 2eggs
  • shrimp
  • a littlesalt
  • cooking wine
  • black pepper
  • cucumber
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • 1 spoonfuloyster sauce
  • 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. Mix shrimp with salt, cooking wine and black pepper and marinate for 10 minutes. Thinly slice cucumber and mince garlic.

  2. 02

    Scramble eggs in oil and set aside. Cook shrimp separately and set aside.

  3. 03

    Fry garlic in oil and add cucumber. Stir-fry until just cooked.

  4. 04

    Return shrimp and eggs and add light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Toss until combined.