Pictorial: Chinese Chives Stir-Fried with Eggs

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Pictorial Recipe

Chinese Chives Stir-Fried with Eggs (韭菜炒蛋)

This is a very simple dish. So simple, in fact, that I have thought long and hard about whether to include it in my pictorial recipe series. But it is good to introduce the readers one way to cook this uniquely Chinese vegetable: Chinese chive. A vegetable that is closely tied to the leek family. Chinese chives have a strong garlicky/leeky smell and taste. No need to add garlic (as it would be redundant). Simply stir-fry them with a little bit of salt. This recipe is quite well known in families in Hong Kong.

Serving Suggestion: 2 - 3

Preparations:

Main ingredients (left to right):

- 3/4 to 1 lb of Chinese chive

- 7 to 8 chicken eggs (or less, e.g. 4 to 5)

Cooking:

- 5 tblsp of cooking oil

- 1/2 tsp of salt (or to taste)

This is the main feature: Chinese chive.

Chop the Chinese chive into 2 to 3 inches in length.

Beat all the eggs in a bowl.

Cooking Instructions:

Use a wok/pan, set stove to high. Add 2 tblsp of cooking oil and 1/4 tsp of salt.

Add the chopped Chinese chive.

Cook for about 2 minutes. Chinese chive cooks rather quickly. Remove from pan. Drain off the excess water.

On the same wok/pan, keep stove setting at high. Add 3 tblsp of cooking oil. Wait until the oil starts smoking. Add the beaten eggs. Sprinkle 1/4 of salt on top.

Use the spatula to keep folding the eggs as they solidify.

Before the eggs are fully solidified, return the drained Chinese chive.

Use a pair of chopsticks or a fork to help spreading the Chinese chive evenly among the eggs. Cook for 30 more seconds. Finished. Transfer to a serving plate.

Picture of the finished dish.

[peony]

I use chives as dumpling fillings.

Another dish I do is, stir-fry with pork livers.

[Dejah]

I've been buying garlic chives at our little Chinese grocery store. They smell terrible in the car on the way home if they are not sealed in a bag! I have been stir-frying it with beef. I eat most of the chives, hubby eats the meat.

[Soup]

Such a great and simple recipe. Will try sometime this week.

I LOVE EGGS (I'd eat it one everyday if I didn't think it would kill me) and this recipe seems like great refridgerator magnet (I have a lot of leftovers this week). I

Thanks.

Soup