Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Thai Pumpkin and Egg Stir-Fry
泰式南瓜炒蛋
Recipe overview
Thin pumpkin slices are softened before being coated with fully cooked tender egg in this mild Thai home dish.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 500 g peeled pumpkin
- 4 pieces eggs
- 3 cloves garlic cloves
- 2 stalks spring onions
Egg seasoning
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp water
Stir-frying oil
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
02
Tools
- kitchen knife
- cutting board
- mixing bowl
- hand whisk
- measuring spoons
- measuring jug
- frying pan
- spatula
- serving plate
- pan lid
03
Steps
Step 1
Cut pumpkin into slices about four millimetres thick
Cut pumpkin into slices about four millimetres thick.
Step 2
Mince garlic and slice spring onions, separating whites and greens
Mince garlic and slice spring onions, separating whites and greens.
Step 3
Beat eggs with fish sauce, sugar and one tablespoon water
Beat eggs with fish sauce, sugar and one tablespoon water.
Step 4
Heat one tablespoon oil over medium; fry garlic and onion whites for twenty seconds
Heat one tablespoon oil over medium; fry garlic and onion whites for twenty seconds.
Step 5
Add pumpkin and stir-fry two minutes to coat evenly with oil
Add pumpkin and stir-fry two minutes to coat evenly with oil.
Step 6
Add the remaining tablespoon water, cover and cook over medium-low for six minutes
Add the remaining tablespoon water, cover and cook over medium-low for six minutes.
Step 7
Uncover and test: the spatula should enter easily without the pumpkin collapsing
Uncover and test: the spatula should enter easily without the pumpkin collapsing.
Step 8
Push pumpkin to the side and add the remaining tablespoon oil in the centre
Push pumpkin to the side and add the remaining tablespoon oil in the centre.
Step 9
Pour eggs into the centre and leave twenty seconds for the base to set
Pour eggs into the centre and leave twenty seconds for the base to set.
Step 10
Push eggs slowly from the edge to the centre to form large soft curds
Push eggs slowly from the edge to the centre to form large soft curds.
Step 11
Gently fold pumpkin through when nearly set, then cook until the egg is fully firm
Gently fold pumpkin through when nearly set, then cook until the egg is fully firm.
Step 12
Add onion greens, turn off the heat, plate and serve immediately
Add onion greens, turn off the heat, plate and serve immediately.
Common mistakes
- Do not use wet, glossy egg as the sign of tenderness; the egg must be fully set.
Tips
Even slices soften together without some pieces turning mushy.
