Passionfruit KitchenGarlic Chive & Egg Stir Fry
Posted on March 18, 2023 • 2 minutes • 396 words
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I love garlic chives, or jiu cai in Chinese. They don’t really taste like garlic, or like chives – they’re a unique flavor of their own. Unlike chives, which you’d normally think of as an aromatic, garlic chives are treated like a vegetable and used in stir-fries, dumpling fillings, and more. My favorite way to cook them is very simple, just quickly stir-fried with some scrambled eggs. The chives bring a refreshing, delicious flavor to the dish, and it’s absolutely delicious! It’s also so quick to whip up for dinner on a busy day.
Ingredients
This dish only needs a few ingredients!
- Garlic chives
- Eggs
- White pepper
- Shaoxing cooking wine
- Salt
- Mushroom bouillon powder
- Dried shrimp (optional)
Making Garlic Chive & Egg Stir Fry
Making this stir fry is just like making scrambled eggs. First, you’ll beat the eggs in a large bowl with the seasonings. Saute the chives over high heat with a bit of water to encourage them to wilt. Then, add in the eggs, and scramble them together until the chives are wilted and the eggs are fully cooked.
Tips
- Remember to adjust seasonings to taste! Traditionally you don’t add soy sauce to this, but you can try adding oyster sauce if you want more umami flavor.
- Mushroom bouillon and dried shrimp give the eggs extra umami, so try to include them if you can!
- If you want to keep this dish vegetarian, just omit the dried shrimp.
Garlic Chive & Egg Stir Fry
A quick chive and egg stir fry.
| Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 10 min |
|---|---|
| Total Time: 15 min | Serves: 4 |
Ingredients
- 6-8 large eggs
- 2 tsp mushroom bouillon powder
- 1/2 tsp salt (up it to 1 tsp if you can’t find mushroom powder)
- 2 tsp dried shrimp (optional)
- 2 tsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 lb garlic chives
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions |
- Wash garlic chives and chop into bite-size lengths.
- In a medium bowl, beat together eggs, mushroom powder, salt, dried shrimp, cooking wine, and white pepper until evenly combined.
- Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Add in the eggs and stir once they begin to solidify.
- Add in the chopped garlic chives.
- Stir-fry until the eggs are cooked and the chives are beginning to wilt.
- Enjoy!
Notes |
This recipe is gluten-free, dairy free, and vegetarian without the dried shrimp.
