Chinese Eggs & Shrimp | The Way Chinese Chefs Cook it!

Part of learning how to cook Chinese food properly is learning how to use fire to achieve a certain flavor. Or in this case consistency of ingredients. This style of Cantonese scrambled eggs requires minimal know how to create soft and pillowy eggs. With shrimp as the perfect compliment. You’ll learn how to make it just right!

----------------------------------------

INGREDIENTS:

5 Large Eggs
170g (6oz.) Whole Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
2 Spring Onion
Salt
Cornflour (a.k.a. cornstarch)
Ground White Pepper
Sugar
Baking Soda

Place peeled and deveined shrimp in a bowl. Clean a few times removing the slime and grit. The water should look clear. Add enough water to cover shrimp. Then add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda and mix well. Let the shrimp sit in the solution for 15 minutes. Then rinse well.

Place shrimp on paper towel and dry the shrimp as best as you can.

Place shrimp back into bowl and add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper. Mix well and then add 1 teaspoon of cornflour, mix well again and set aside.

Slice up spring onion keeping the bottom half and top half separate. Bottom half of spring onions will be added directly to eggs later on. While the top parts of spring onion will be added as garnish in the end.

In a mixing bowl add 5 large eggs. Throw in bottom half of spring onions. Add a pinch of salt and pinch of sugar. Mix well until you see bubbles.

Heat a wok or a pan heat until smoke appears on medium high heat. Then add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, spread it around wok.

Then add shrimp. Cook just until the shrimp starts to turn pink. Remove and set aside, keeping as much oil as you possibly can in the wok.

You can add another tablespoon oil if you feel there’s not enough oil in your wok.

Heat wok on highest heat for 5 to 10 seconds. Throw in the eggs followed by shrimp. Let sit for a few seconds then switch off the heat.

Gently stir the eggs repeatedly. For me it takes about 2 minutes for the eggs to slow down in cooking.

Then I turn the heat up to medium for about 10 seconds while I continuously stir the eggs. Then I again switch heat off.

There’s plenty of carry over heat to cook the eggs soft as well as cook the shrimp through.

Depending on your kitchen stove you may have to repeat the process 3 or 4 times.

Once you’ve reach your desired consistency immediately remove the eggs so that it will not over cook.

Garnish with spring onion tops and sprinkle of ground white pepper.

Enjoy!

----------------------------------------

----------------------------------------
🍚Essential Chinese Kitchen Ingredients:

📹 Video Gear:

Affiliate disclaimer: Every item you purchase through my Amazon links I might earn a small commission. At no extra cost to you. Plus it will help support this channel.
----------------------------------------
📱Social:

[AVAGASAFARI]

Can't go wrong with eggs and shrimp - such a classic and delicious dish, thanks for sharing!

[CookingAroundTheWorld]

Love the simplicity of this recipe Wally. I can see this as being my Sunday breakfast, with a nice cup of tea.

[MbaPitVlog]

Shrimp scrambled eggs are very delicious and appetizing

[monicareyes]

Happy to see you back! I definitely enjoy your cooking videos & still watch the chow fun videos every time I want to eat that, it’s one of my favorite Chinese dish! SO delicious!!! Can you please do more seafood dishes? I’m also from NY so I know sometimes it’s very hard to get all the ingredients… I usually drive all the way to Jersey City to the Asian market to buy groceries.

[lisaeu]

Lucky I came across your channel. So simple and delicious! Thanks Wally. Keep up the quick and easy recipes!

[jefferybruce]

Wally, you are my go to channel for Chinese recipes 👍👍

[berniecelee]

Just in time Wally ! Lent is here so no meat on Fridays and this is a perfect dish to cook . It is also one of fav that I order at restaurants. And with your help I can do it myself …so much thanks for demonstrating how to get my dish up to restaurant standard.

[cesalt]

Soooo very good!! I have to try this. Thanks Wally!

[richardnone]

one of the very few things i miss about new York was the fantastic Chinese food i lived in great neck and it was a short drive to Flushing for some fantastic Chinese food

[noonieshell]

Thanks for sharing Wally, this dish is a no fast, few ingredients, and your technique tips are awesome, and because of that, this dish turned out perfect 👍👌 thanks again 🤗 from 🇦🇺 you are a legend!

[riverflow]

Thank you sir for sharing😊 Can't wait to try this!

[poliswag]

Great video, very informative and easy to understand, I will try this this sometime looks amazing :)))

[Moviebuddie_]

Thank you my employer really like this.

[anngo]

thank you for your contents I love it !!!

[macscookingcaravanning]

Where's Wally. Cooking up a storm, yum well done for the share.

[lordbacon]

The Mr Congee restaurant here charges $18.50 for this dish! The key is getting the snappy crunchy shrimp and the runny soft scrambled eggs. I recommend substituting the spring onion with chives!

[TheDreamLeaf]

Thanks for the recipe! Unfortunately the heat trick isn't as useful for someone like me who has an electric cooktop 😆

[aprilyoung]

Hey Wolly! Can u cook up some pepper steak for me? It's my favorite dish!

[LNCastanon]

Gracias Wally, que rico! We appreciate you sharing.