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Hong Kong Style Scrambled Eggs with Shrimp

Name: Hong Kong Style Scrambled Eggs with Shrimp
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: tiger prawns; Egg; green onion; Salt; white pepper powder; cornstarch; sesame oil; light soy sauce; Cooking oil

groups3 servingsspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 5 minsskilletCook: 3 minsscheduleTotal: 8 minsoutdoor_grillStir-fry

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9 Steps Total

Preparation

00:01:31

Prepare fourteen fresh shrimp and peel off the shells.

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Be careful of shrimp spikes when peeling to avoid pricking your fingers.

Ingredients:tiger prawns (14 piece)

Tools:bowl

Active Cooking

00:02:12

Add 0.5 tsp salt and 0.25 tsp white pepper to the fourteen shrimp and mix, then add 1 tsp cornstarch, mix with hands, and finally add 0.5 tsp sesame oil.

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Shrimp must be thoroughly drained before marinating, otherwise the starch won't coat evenly and will wash off during cooking, otherwise the texture will be ruined.

Ingredients:tiger prawnsSalt (0.5 tsp)white pepper powder (0.25 tsp)cornstarch (1 tsp)sesame oil (0.5 tsp)

Tools:bowlchopsticks

Preparation

00:03:10

Take 1 green onion, cut off the roots, and chop the green onion finely.

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Keep your fingers slightly curled inward when chopping green onions to avoid blade cuts, otherwise you might injure your fingers.

Ingredients:green onion (1 piece)

Tools:kitchen knifecutting board

Preparation

00:03:22

Prepare six eggs, check each one in a small bowl first, put all six yolks into a large bowl and all six whites into another large bowl, separating yolks and whites completely.

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Separate yolks and whites completely cleanly, if a drop of yolk mixes into the whites, otherwise the final silky texture of the eggs will be ruined.

Ingredients:Egg (6 piece)

Tools:bowl

Active Cooking

00:05:02

Pour 1 tsp light soy sauce into the bowl with the six egg yolks, beat the yolks until well mixed, and leave the whites untouched.

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Add just a little light soy sauce, otherwise adding too much will make the yolks too dark and ruin the original flavor of the eggs.

Ingredients:light soy sauce (1 tsp)

Tools:chopsticks

Active Cooking

00:06:10

warningStay safe

Hot oil may splatter when adding ingredients, slide the shrimp in from the edge of the wok to avoid standing directly in front.

Heat the wok, add 1 tbsp oil, once hot pour in the 14 marinated shrimp, stir-fry on high heat until 80-90 percent cooked and shrimp turn red and curl, then scoop out into a colander.

local_fire_departmentHigh heat, about 60 seconds

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Stir-fry the shrimp only until 80-90 percent cooked, otherwise cooking too long will make the meat tough and rubbery.

Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 tbsp)tiger prawns

Tools:spatulawokslotted strainer

Active Cooking

00:07:04

Add 2 tbsp oil to the wok, add chopped green onion into the seasoned yolks and mix, pour the whites directly into the yolks and gently mix 1 to 3 times, then gently fold in the 14 drained shrimp.

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat

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Mix the whites into the yolks very gently, do not overmix, otherwise you will ruin the distinct layers of whites and yolks.

Ingredients:Cooking oil (2 tbsp)green onionlight soy sauceEggtiger prawns

Tools:wokchopsticks

Active Cooking

00:08:07

Quickly pour the mixed eggs and shrimp into the hot oiled wok, stir-fry quickly, then turn off the heat immediately and use residual heat to cook the rest of the eggs into silky scrambled eggs with shrimp.

local_fire_departmentHigh heat then turn off, about 30 seconds

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Must turn off the heat in time to use residual warmth, otherwise cooking too long will make the eggs dry and lose their silky texture.

Tools:spatulawok

Active Cooking

00:08:48

Plate the finished scrambled eggs with shrimp onto a large white plate and serve immediately. Reminder: eat right away as shrimp release water after a while.

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Eat the scrambled eggs with shrimp immediately after cooking, leaving it for too long will cause shrimp and eggs to release water and ruin the silky flavor.

Tools:spatulaplate