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Stir-Fried Egg and Tomato

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Juicy tomatoes mingle with softly scrambled eggs in a saucy dish that's delicious over rice. There's a reason this quick, satisfying meal is a staple of Chinese home cooking.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    15 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 (main course) servings

Ingredients

6 large eggs
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 scallions, finely chopped (reserve some chopped greens for garnish)
4 medium tomatoes (about 1 pound), each cut into 6 wedges
1 teaspoon sugar
Accompaniment: white rice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Beat eggs with 1/2 teaspoon salt until smooth but not frothy.

    Step 2

    Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add eggs and cook, undisturbed, just until a thin film of cooked egg forms on bottom of skillet but most of eggs are still runny, 5 to 10 seconds. Immediately scrape eggs into a bowl. Wipe out skillet.

    Step 3

    Heat remaining tablespoon oil in skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add scallions and stir-fry until just softened, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring and turning occasionally, until juices are released and tomatoes are slightly wilted but still intact, 4 to 6 minutes. Sprinkle sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt over tomatoes and stir to combine. Return eggs to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until eggs are just cooked through. Serve sprinkled with reserved scallion greens.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories 162
Total fat 12g
Saturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 211mg
Sodium 513mg
Carbohydrate 7g
Fiber 7g
Protein 8g
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