Stir-Fried Eggs with Crabmeat

Name: Stir-Fried Eggs with Crabmeat (蟹肉炒蛋)
Yield: It serves 4 as a luncheon dish.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 5 tablespoons oil; 2 quarter -sized slices peeled ginger, minced; 1 small scallion, including green part, finely chopped; ½ pound fresh or frozen crabmeat, flaked; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 6 eggs, well beaten, with ½ teaspoon salt; Sprinkling black pepper

蟹肉炒蛋

Preparation info

It serves
4
as a luncheon dish.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

A delicate but tasty dish using just those basics of Chinese flavoring—ginger, sherry, and scallions.

Ingredients

5 tablespoons oil
2 quarter -sized slices peeled ginger, minced
1 sm

Asia
China
Lunch
Gluten-free

Method

Heat a wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat until hot; add 2 tablespoons of the oil, swirl, and heat for 30 seconds. Toss in the ginger, scallions, and crabmeat. Stir rapidly to mingle well. Sprinkle in the salt and the sherry and stir a few times. Pour into a dish and reserve.

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