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Taiwanese Night Market Crispy Oyster Omelet

Name: Taiwanese Night Market Crispy Oyster Omelet
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: fresh oysters; all-purpose flour; sweet potato starch; cornstarch; Chinese chives; Cabbage; Egg; miso paste; ketchup; Thai sweet chili sauce; Salt; white pepper powder; sugar; chicken powder; Cooking oil; water

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9 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:30

Place 300g fresh oysters into a bowl, add 2 tbsp flour and a little water
Wash gently by hand so the flour absorbs grit and shell particles
Rinse thoroughly in a sieve with clean water and drain completely

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Watch out

Wash oysters very gently

rough handling will burst them and lose juice

Ingredients:fresh oysters (300 g)all-purpose flour (2 tbsp)water

Tools:mixing bowlsieve

Preparation

00:00:49

Place 1 tbsp miso into a small bowl, add 30ml (about 2 tbsp) water and stir until dissolved
Add 1 tbsp ketchup, 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp white pepper, and 1 tbsp sugar
Mix well to create the special sauce mixture base

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Watch out

Dissolve miso in warm water first

mixing directly into thick sauce causes lumps

Ingredients:miso paste (1 tbsp)water (30 ml)ketchup (1 tbsp)Thai sweet chili sauce (2 tbsp)Salt (0.25 tsp)white pepper powder (0.5 tsp)sugar (1 tbsp)

Tools:small bowltablespoon

Active Cooking

00:01:41

Pour the mixed sauce into the skillet (tilt skillet slightly to pool sauce)
Heat over medium-low heat and stir continuously with a spoon
Cook until slightly simmering, sugar is completely dissolved, and texture is glossy and thickened
Pour cooked sauce back into bowl for later use

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat, cook about 1 minute

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Watch out

Keep heat low and stir constantly while cooking sauce, otherwise sugar will burn and turn bitter.

Ingredients:miso paste

Tools:nonstick skillettablespoon

Preparation

00:02:07

Pour 380g water into a large bowl, add 100g sweet potato starch and 15g cornstarch
Stir with a spoon until completely smooth liquid batter without lumps
Add 30g chopped garlic chives, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp chicken powder, stir well and set aside

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Watch out

Sweet potato starch settles quickly

stir batter again thoroughly right before pouring

Ingredients:water (380 ml)sweet potato starch (100 g)cornstarch (15 g)Chinese chives (30 g)Salt (0.25 tsp)chicken powder (0.25 tsp)

Tools:mixing bowltablespoon

Active Cooking

00:02:38

warningStay safe

Moist oysters entering hot oil will cause splattering; stand back to prevent burns.

Add 1 tbsp cooking oil into the nonstick skillet and heat over medium heat
Add 300g cleaned and drained oysters into the skillet
Sear until oysters shrink slightly, change color, and reach half-cooked state with aroma released

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, sear about 45 seconds

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Watch out

Pour batter once oysters are half-cooked

overcooking turns them small, tough, and dry

Ingredients:Cooking oil (1 tbsp)fresh oysters

Tools:nonstick skilletspatula

Active Cooking

00:02:53

Stir the chive batter again thoroughly to recombine settled starch
Use a ladle to pour batter around and over oysters to evenly fill the bottom of skillet
Cook over medium heat until batter turns from liquid white to translucent set form
Gently shake skillet occasionally to ensure batter does not stick

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, fry about 1 minute

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Watch out

Must re-stir batter right before pouring

settled starch causes uneven thick spots and bad texture

Ingredients:sweet potato starch

Tools:nonstick skilletladle

Active Cooking

00:03:15

Spread 100g chopped Chinese cabbage evenly over the setting batter surface
Crack 2 eggs directly onto the greens
Break the egg yolks with a spatula and gently spread egg liquid and cabbage across omelette surface

local_fire_departmentMedium heat, cook about 30 seconds

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Watch out

Do not flip immediately after adding eggs

wait until bottom batter is fully set and structured

Ingredients:Cabbage (100 g)Egg (2 piece)

Tools:spatula

Active Cooking

00:03:33

warningStay safe

Pan is extremely hot when flipping; use oven mitts or thick dry cloth on plate to prevent severe burns.

Reduce heat to low, place a large flat round plate inverted over the skillet
Hold plate bottom firmly with one hand and handle with the other, quickly invert to transfer omelette onto plate
Slide uncooked egg-vegetable side back into skillet, turn to medium heat and fry until egg is set and vegetables tender

local_fire_departmentTurn low heat to invert, then medium heat fry about 30 seconds

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Watch out

Flipping and sliding motion must be swift and smooth, otherwise omelette will tear and break apart.

Tools:nonstick skilletflat plate

Active Cooking

00:03:57

Slide the oyster omelet, fried until thoroughly cooked on both sides and with crispy edges, into a serving dish
Spoon the pre-cooked special oyster omelet sauce over the surface and serve immediately while hot

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Serve immediately

allowing omelette to sit causes steam to soften the crispy crust

Ingredients:miso paste

Tools:serving plate