Garlic Chive & Egg Stir Fry

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

1. Wash garlic chives and chop into bite-size lengths.
2. In a medium bowl, beat together eggs, mushroom powder, salt, dried shrimp, cooking wine, and white pepper until evenly combined.
3. Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Add in the eggs and stir once they begin to solidify.
4. Add in the chopped garlic chives.
5. Stir-fry until the eggs are cooked and the chives are beginning to wilt.
6. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe is gluten-free, dairy free, and vegetarian without the dried shrimp.