Nira Tama (Garlic Chive and Egg Stir-fry)
Serves 2 · About 10 min
Quickly stir-fried garlic chives brought together with fluffy cooked eggs. A stir-fry with just 2 main ingredients.
① Cut the garlic chives and beat the eggs→② Stir-fry the garlic chives→③ Cook the eggs→④ Put the garlic chives back and finish
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How to make it
1
Cut the garlic chives and beat the eggs
- Wash the garlic chives in water, pat dry, and cut into 4 cm lengths on the cutting board
- Crack 3 eggs into a bowl, add 1/2 tsp chicken bouillon powder and 1/2 tsp sugar, and beat well with cooking chopsticks, cutting through the whites
How to tell it's doneNo lumps of egg white, and it is all the same yellow.
2
Stir-fry the garlic chives and take them out
- Heat 1 tsp vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat
- Add the garlic chives, sprinkle with a pinch of salt, and stir-fry 30 sec–1 min
- Move to a plate
How to tell it's doneThe garlic chives are bright green and a little soft.
3
Cook the eggs
- Put 1 tbsp vegetable oil in the same frying pan and heat over medium heat
- Pour in all the egg at once. When the edges puff up, stir in big strokes from the outside to the middle with cooking chopsticks 3–4 times
How to tell it's doneThe eggs are in big chunks, and a little of the top is still runny.
4
Put the garlic chives back to finish
- Put the garlic chives from step 2 back in the frying pan and mix with the eggs in big strokes 2–3 times
- Pour 1 tsp soy sauce around the edge of the frying pan, give it one stir and turn off the heat
- Serve
ReadyWhen you press the eggs with a spatula, no clear raw egg comes out. It is cooked all the way through.
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If it didn't work out
The egg is hard and crumblyStirred too much, or cooked too long. Next time, stir in big strokes only 3–4 times.
WateryWater was left on the garlic chives. Next time, pat them dry well after washing.
The garlic chives are too limpThey were stir-fried too long in step 2. Take them out within 1 min.
The flavor is weakDrizzle a little soy sauce on after putting it on the plate.
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