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Tomato Potato and Egg Stir-Fry

番茄土豆炒蛋

Thin potato slices and tomatoes are stir-fried with large pieces of fried egg and green pepper.

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Golden egg pieces and potato slices with tomato and green pepper.
Tomato Potato and Egg Stir-Fry
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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

  • 1potato
  • 2tomatoes
  • 2eggs
  • a littlegreen pepper
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • a littlesalt
  • a littlesugar
  • cooking oil
  • optionala little water

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 a little water and a 1-minute covered cook for a softer potato texture.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Heat oil and add the eggs without beating them first. Fry until set and puffed, then remove.

  2. 02

    Fry thin potato slices in the remaining oil until lightly golden.

  3. 03

    Add tomato chunks, 1 spoonful light soy sauce, a little salt and a little sugar. Cook until the tomatoes release their juices and the potatoes are cooked.

  4. 04

    Return the eggs and add green pepper and garlic. Stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute and serve.

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Tomato Potato and Egg Stir-Fry

Thin potato slices and tomatoes are stir-fried with large pieces of fried egg and green pepper.

Ingredients

  • 1potato
  • 2tomatoes
  • 2eggs
  • a littlegreen pepper
  • garlic
  • 1 spoonfullight soy sauce
  • a littlesalt
  • a littlesugar
  • cooking oil
  • optionala little water

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

    Heat oil and add the eggs without beating them first. Fry until set and puffed, then remove.

  2. 02

    Fry thin potato slices in the remaining oil until lightly golden.

  3. 03

    Add tomato chunks, 1 spoonful light soy sauce, a little salt and a little sugar. Cook until the tomatoes release their juices and the potatoes are cooked.

  4. 04

    Return the eggs and add green pepper and garlic. Stir-fry over high heat for 1 minute and serve.