Stirred eggs and fish

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1(1-1.5 pound) fish
1sliceFresh ginger root
1Scallion stalk
3Eggs
2tablespoonsOil
1tablespoonSoy sauce
½teaspoonSalt
2tablespoonsWater

Directions

1. Have whole fish cleaned and scaled. Steam 20 minutes (see "Basic Steamed Fish"). Let cool slightly; remove bones and flake meat coarsely.

2. Mince ginger root and scallion. Beat eggs.

3. Heat oil until smoking. Add fish flakes and stir-fry to coat with oil.

Then quickly stir in ginger, scallion, soy sauce and salt.

4. Add eggs and cook over medium-high heat as in "Basic Stirred Eggs". When eggs just begin to set, add water and continue stirring until eggs are cooked through, but still moist. Serve at once.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .