This tomato egg stir fry is a savory, sweet, and tangy. It's the ultimate comfort food in every Chinese household, every family with their unique touch. It's perfect as quick meal over rice or a side dish you can throw together in less than 10 minutes.
Prep Time2 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time7 minutesmins
Yield: 2servings
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Ingredients
4largeeggsbeaten
1poundtomatocore removed and cut into large wedges
1stalkgreen onionthinly sliced (optional; plus more for garnish if you want)
3tablespoonsoilor as much as needed for cooking (any neutral oil will do)
Instructions
In a large nonstick pan over mediu high heat, add 2 tablespoons of oil and heat until hot. Once hot, pour the beaten egg into the pan and scramble the eggs until about 80 to 90 percent cooked.Remove the egg from the pan and set aside.*If you prefer larger pieces of scrambled eggs, stir the eggs less.*
In the same pan over medium high heat, add the remaining tablespoon of oil. Add the tomatoes and stir fry until the tomatoes are softened, about 2 to 4 minutes, depending on how hearty your tomatoes are.
Add the scrambled eggs and sliced green onions to the tomatoes and stir fry for 20 to 30 seconds.
Lower the heat to medium and season the tomato and eggs with the sugar, salt, vinegar, and sesame oil. Then, sauté for another 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Serve the tomato egg stir fry with or over some fluffy white rice. If you wish, garnish with some sliced green onions and enjoy!
Notes
Please refer to the post above for step by step photo, tips, and FAQs!
Tomatoes - You can use any tomatoes you want. Our go-to tomatoes are hothouse/beefsteak, roma, and tomatoes on the vine.
Ketchup - Some families prefer seasoning with ketchup. Ketchup could substitute for the sugar and vinegar. You an always adjust the sweetness to you preference.
Soupy vs chunky tomato egg stir fry - If you prefer your tomato egg stir fry saucier/soupy, cook the tomatoes for a bit longer before adding the scrambled eggs. You could also cut the tomatoes into smaller pieces for faster cooking. Cooking the tomatoes less will give you chunkier egg and tomato stir fry. It tends to also be less saucy.