Aug 12

Stir-Fried Tomato and Eggs

Welcome to our weekly Foodie Friday link up! I’m linking up with Annmarie from the Fit Foodie Mama, Esther from Chocolate Runner Girl + Jess from Hello To Fit to create awesome healthy recipes each week! This week’s theme = Back In My Day–also known as a remake of a favorite recipe from your childhood!

I recently scored 3 dozen eggs for $1.98(?!), so I’m sharing my absolute favorite Chinese dish with you today: 番茄蛋 (aka Stir-Fried Tomato and Eggs)! :]

Truth be told, I actually wrote down the recipe for it back in 2012 when this was basically my private journal, but updates are nice?! My dad’s version involves adding a little bit of ketchup and sugar but…I have no sugar and I forgot to pilfer a small container of ketchup from the hospital, so as per usual, I’m working with what I have!

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My grandma used to cook this for us when we were little, especially if she knew that I was having a bad day. <3 I’ve never been able to recreate it to the way hers was, but I suspect part of this is just because of the fond memories I have of those times with her.

If you happen to work in anything related to surgery and the blue hue of that cloth in the photo looks strikingly familiar, it’s because those cloths were pilfered from my very first surgery rotation! The untouched + unused cloths that are brought into the OR are usually disposed of, which is a huge huge waste, so my surgeon just gave them all to me (same with the batteries) and I amassed quite a collection. Now they work as cleaning cloths, dinner placemats, and food photography props. Yay for repurposing items + reducing waste!

Stir-Fried Tomato and Eggs (番茄蛋)

stir-friede tomato and eggs

Ingredients:

  • 4 eggs
  • 1-2 tsp chicken or mushroom bouillon powder
  • 4 tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 1 drizzle of sesame oil
  • white pepper (to taste)
  • sprinkle of sea salt
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • green onion, sliced (optional)

Instructions:

  1. Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat together with the bouillon powder, salt and white pepper.
  2. Add a drizzle of sesame oil into a saucepan on medium heat.
  3. Pour in the egg mixture and minced garlic. Let cook, stirring occasionally until ~85% cooked, then remove eggs from pan.
  4. Place cut tomatoes into the pan and stir-fry until ~85% cooked. Add the eggs back in and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
  5. Serve onto plate and garnish with green onion, if desired.
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  1. I love this– so simple, and yet so flavorful! I love both eggs and tomatoes, so there’s really no way to go wrong with this! :)
    Courtney recently posted…Kiwi Mango Frozen Yogurt PieMy Profile

    1. Aww, thank you, Courtney! :D I hope you like this if you get a chance to try it out! :]!

  2. This sounds so freaking good! I love cooked tomatoes with eggs (whites, in my case, lol)
    Susie @ Suzlyfe recently posted…Five Healthy Unexpected Smoothie IngredientsMy Profile

    1. Thank you! <3 It's my favorite way to prepare oatmeal too! :D

  3. So so many! I just LOVE recreating my old childhood favorites now so I can enjoy them yet again with my “new” diet!
    Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine recently posted…Friday Finisher 8/12/16My Profile

    1. Yepp! I need to recreate another one soon for the Recipe ReDux coming up! :P

  4. Now that’s a deal on eggs! I just spent something ridiculous on just a dozen!
    I love this simple and tasty take on eggs. Crazy how a dish can take you back.
    Julie @ Running in a Skirt recently posted…Fashion Friday – Off the Shoulder Black and White Shorts OutfitMy Profile

    1. Forreals! I was so excited, haha. (I do still miss being spoiled by fresh eggs at the shelter/farm though. *-* )

      Agreed! <3

  5. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY!!! These look so delicious!
    Emily recently posted…Top 5: Peanut Butter Marshmallow SandwichMy Profile

    1. hehehe, I’m going to assume this was meant for another post! ;P

  6. Ahhh nostalgic meals are the best. My grandma always used to make us “soupy” literally just chicken stalk and ramen lol but we loved it. Can’t wait to give this a try
    Cayanne Marcus @healthyezsweet recently posted…Not Only Good Vibes Can StayMy Profile

    1. haha, that sounds awesome! (Great comfort food in the winter!? :P ) I hope you like this! :]

  7. So yummy looking!

    1. Thanks, Bethany! :]

  8. Farrah, I love eggs – absolutely love them and this is making me hungry! What a lovely, comforting, family dish – am thinking my daughter would love your dad’s version with ketchup and sugar – she’s always adding the two to scrambled eggs whenever I make them.
    Shashi at RunninSrilankan recently posted…Slow Thawing Tropical Oatmeal SmoothieMy Profile

    1. Ah, me too! <3! They're always welcome in my book! :P It sounds like she really would--ketchup + eggs is such a classic! :P

  9. This looks delicious. A childhood favorite is cinnamon toast. If I’m feeling icky or just need a comfort food, I’ll make toast, put a little butter on it and sprinkle some cinnamon on it. So simple but takes me back to childhood!
    Marsha recently posted…Why Did I Just Eat That?My Profile

    1. Thanks, Marsha! Cinnamon toast sounds delicious! :D I love simple recipes!

  10. I loveee how food can take you back to memories or remind you of a certain person. For me, banana bread, hot chocolates and vegemite and cheese on toast always bring me back to my childhood. My mum would surprise us with hot banana bread when we got home from school every couple of months (and she wasn’t a baker so it was a hugeeeee deal) and hot chocolates were something she’d make us in winter in the mornings or afternoons before/after school to warm us up! Vegemite on toast is just an Australian staple :P
    Kristy from Southern In Law recently posted…Recent Things: The Birthday EditionMy Profile

    1. Agreed! Banana bread would definitely be a big deal to me too if that were the case! :P (My mom doesn’t bake either.) Yay for hot chocolate in the winter! :]

  11. This was one of my favorite dishes in the teacher’s cafeteria at our school in ShenZhen…not that I think the cafeteria version was all that great…but it’s a hard dish to mess up. :P I think it tastes much better when it’s actually homemade.
    Rachel G recently posted…What Long Distance is Like for Us (after 5 Years Married)My Profile

    1. hehehe, agreed! :P I’m still okay with the hospital cafeteria food at the moment, but my senior residents say it’s only a matter of time..

  12. This really like such a lovely dish…total comfort food! “I forgot to pilfer a small container of ketchup from the hospital”- hahaha, LMAO!!
    Sonali- The Foodie Physician recently posted…Dining with the Doc: Strawberry Teriyaki Salmon Kebabs with Strawberry Jalapeño SalsaMy Profile

    1. Thanks, Sonali!

      Gotta do what ya gotta do, right!? ;P

  13. Yesss every time I see sesame oil in an ingredient list, I’m so happy :)

    1. Isn’t it such a magical ingredient!? <3

  14. Eggs and tomato are the best combination! This is such a yummy dish Farrah and I love how healthy it is too!
    Harriet Emily recently posted…five fruit chia puddingMy Profile

    1. Thanks, Harriet! :D I definitely made some modifications to the original, but gotta love this combination! <3

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