Tomato and Egg Stir Fry

Name: Tomato and Egg Stir Fry
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 3 ripe tomatoes, in wedges; 2 spring onions, sliced; 1–2 tsp sugar; Salt and a splash of ketchup or water; 3 tbsp oil

番茄炒蛋/fahn-chyeh chow DAHN/

Also known as: Fan Qie Chao Dan, Xi Hong Shi Chao Ji Dan, Chinese Tomato Egg

About this dish

Soft scrambled eggs and juicy tomatoes stir-fried together into a sweet, tangy sauce for rice.

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Ingredients

🥚4 eggs

🍅3 ripe tomatoes, in wedges

🌿2 spring onions, sliced

🍬1–2 tsp sugar

🧂Salt and a splash of ketchup or water

🫗3 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 4

Beat the eggs with a pinch of salt.

Scramble the eggs in hot oil until just set in large curds, then lift out.

Stir-fry the tomatoes until they soften and release their juice.

Add the sugar, salt and a splash of water or ketchup and cook into a sauce.

Return the eggs, toss gently, add the spring onions and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Fan qie chao dan is arguably China's most common home-cooked dish and often the first dish people learn to cook.

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