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Fried Eggs with Vinegar and Chiles

醋溜鸡蛋

Whole eggs are fried, broken into large pieces and tossed with a tangy chile-and-garlic sauce.

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Large egg pieces with sliced green and red chiles in a brown sauce.
Fried Eggs with Vinegar and Chiles
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Ingredients

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  • 5eggs
  • green and red bird's eye chiles
  • garlic
  • scallions
  • 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
  • 2 spoonfulsfragrant vinegar
  • 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.

Ingredient Notes

  • The source suggests an extra half spoonful of vinegar if a sharper flavor is desired.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Mix chopped green and red chiles and garlic with light soy sauce, vinegar and oyster sauce.

  2. 02

    Heat oil and add the whole eggs. Fry until their bases set, then break into large pieces.

  3. 03

    Add the sauce and toss over high heat until the eggs are coated and cooked.

  4. 04

    Add scallion sections, toss for a few seconds and serve.

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Fried Eggs with Vinegar and Chiles

Whole eggs are fried, broken into large pieces and tossed with a tangy chile-and-garlic sauce.

Ingredients

  • 5eggs
  • green and red bird's eye chiles
  • garlic
  • scallions
  • 2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
  • 2 spoonfulsfragrant vinegar
  • 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

    Mix chopped green and red chiles and garlic with light soy sauce, vinegar and oyster sauce.

  2. 02

    Heat oil and add the whole eggs. Fry until their bases set, then break into large pieces.

  3. 03

    Add the sauce and toss over high heat until the eggs are coated and cooked.

  4. 04

    Add scallion sections, toss for a few seconds and serve.