Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Hong Kong Sweet and Sour Fried Eggs
港式甜酸煎蛋
Recipe overview
Pan-fry eggs until both whites and yolks are set, then coat them in a garlicky tomato sweet-and-sour sauce.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 4 Eggs
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 1 stalk Spring onion
- 2 tbsp Cooking oil
Sweet-and-sour sauce
- 3 tbsp Tomato ketchup
- 1 tbsp White rice vinegar
- 1 tsp Light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 3 tbsp Water
02
Tools
- Two small bowls
- Knife and board
- Measuring spoons
- Frying pan
- Spatula
- Plate
03
Steps
Step 1
Check eggs
Check the shells are intact and clean; discard any egg with a cracked shell or off smell.
Step 2
Crack separately
Crack each egg into a small bowl first, check it, then prepare to fry.
Step 3
Slice garlic
Peel and thinly slice 2 garlic cloves.
Step 4
Chop spring onion
Wash and finely chop 1 spring onion.
Step 5
Measure sauce
Measure 3 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar and 3 tbsp water.
Step 6
Mix sauce
Combine the measured sauce ingredients in a small bowl and stir until the sugar dissolves.
Step 7
Heat oil
Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add about 2 tbsp cooking oil.
Step 8
Fry until fully set
Slide in the eggs one by one; cook over medium-low heat until whites and yolks are fully set with no runny egg.
Step 9
Lift eggs
Transfer all 4 fully cooked fried eggs to a clean plate with a spatula.
Step 10
Sauté garlic
In the remaining pan oil, gently sauté the garlic over low heat until fragrant, without burning.
Step 11
Simmer sauce
Pour in the sweet-and-sour sauce; simmer gently until just bubbling and slightly thickened.
Step 12
Coat and serve
Return the fully cooked eggs to the pan, gently coat with sauce, scatter chopped spring onion and serve hot.
Common mistakes
- Do not leave the yolks runny or scorch the sweet-and-sour sauce over high heat.
Tips
Cook eggs until both whites and yolks are set. Gentle heat prevents the tomato sauce from burning. Contains egg, wheat and soy depending on the soy sauce label.
