Stir-fried Shrimp, Eggs, and Garlic Chives (Chinese Chives) is a classic Cantonese dish. It's one of our favorite comfort foods. It's delicious, quick, & very easy to make at home. Typically, stir-fried Eggs & Chives alone is tasty enough but we decided to add shrimp to it. This dish tastes best paired with a bowl of white rice on the side!
Ingredients
Servings: 2-3
1 lb Large Shrimp, shelled & deveined
1 teaspoon Shaoxing cooking wine
1/8 teaspoon ground White pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 large room temperature Eggs, beaten
Pinch of ground black pepper + salt to season eggs
1 bundle Garlic chives (Chinese chives,) chopped in small pieces or 1 inch
Garlic & Ginger optional if you want more aromatics
1 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
Brine shrimp in cold water, sea salt, shaoxing wine, & baking soda for 10 minutes in the fridge. This allows the shrimp to be crisp in texture. When done, rinse and drain the shrimp in cold water. Pat dry.
In a wok, heat 1 Tbsp of olive oil on high. Add shrimp and cook 2 minutes on each side.
Add garlic chives and stir fry for a one minute.
Turn to medium-low heat. Season eggs with ground black pepper & salt. Add eggs and let it cook for 30 seconds. Once you see it solidify a bit, use a spatula to scrape the edges gently towards the center of the wok. Do this a few times as the eggs are cooked to desired. FYI, It tastes best when the eggs are a bit runny.
Transfer to a plate. Enjoy!
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