Soft chicken eggs are very popular for their tenderness, richness, and deliciousness, making them easy to eat. Especially, the stir-fried dishes made from soft chicken eggs are favored by many people to eat with hot rice. Today, Tastetutorial.com will share with you 3 simple and easy ways to make stir-fried soft chicken eggs. Let’s get cooking right away.
1. Stir-fried soft eggs with gourd
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Soft Eggs with Gourd Serves 4
Gourd 500 gr (3 medium fruits) Soft chicken eggs 300 gr Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced onion 1 tablespoon Chopped green onions A little Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Fish sauce 1.5 tablespoons Vinegar A little Common spices A little (sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious gourd
- For stir-fried dishes, you can use aromatic gourd or ribbed gourd.
- You should choose fruits that are of medium length, feeling heavy in your hand. Select elongated gourds that gradually bulge from the stem to the bottom, with tight, clearly striped skin.
- Observe the stem part, which should still be fresh, and the skin should not have black spots.
- Avoid choosing fruits that feel light, soft, with hollow, airy insides, scratched or broken skin, and with wilted stems. Such fruits are often due to spoilage or poor preservation during transportation.
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How to prepare Stir-fried quail eggs with gourd
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the quail eggs under running water to easily remove all the mucus, then deodorize by washing with a little diluted vinegar, remove and rinse with clean water.
Peel the gourd, wash it clean, and then cut it into thin slices. Cut the roots off the green onions, wash them well, and cut them into bite-sized pieces.
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Blanch the baby chicken eggs
Place a pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil. Add the baby chicken eggs and blanch for about 5 minutes. Then remove the baby chicken eggs.
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Stir-fry baby chicken eggs with loofah
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and heat until the oil is hot, then add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and sauté until fragrant. Next, add the baby chicken eggs and stir-fry for 4 – 5 minutes until cooked.
Season with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, stirring well. Then remove the baby chicken eggs and set aside.
Continue by adding 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and using 1 tablespoon of minced shallots to sauté until fragrant. Add the loofah and stir-fry for 3 – 5 minutes.
Then add the baby chicken eggs back in and season with an additional 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, stirring well for another 1 – 2 minutes.
Finally, sprinkle chopped green onions and a bit of ground pepper on top to complete the dish.
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Final product
Young chicken eggs stir-fried with gourd infused with seasoning, aromatic, and appealing. The gourd is just cooked, extremely sweet and juicy, blending with the rich and delicious flavor of the young chicken yolks, this will definitely be an attractive dish for the whole family.
2. Young eggs stir-fried with garlic butter and water spinach
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried Baby Eggs with Garlic Butter and Water Spinach Serves 4 people
Baby eggs 300 gr Chicken liver 150 gr (1 set includes chicken gizzard/heart/liver) Unsalted butter 1 teaspoon Water spinach 100 gr Onion 1 bulb Ginger 1 piece Lemongrass 2 stalks Garlic 3 cloves Chopped chili 1 tablespoon Coriander a little Horn chili 2 pieces (for decoration) Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Common seasoning a little (salt/sugar/MSG/seasoning powder)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh chicken liver
- Choose chicken liver that has a pink-red color, no strange smell, and is not watery.
- Specifically, when you press on the heart, gizzard, or liver, you will feel firmness and elasticity.
- Do not buy if the chicken liver is soft, discolored, watery, or has a foul smell.
How to choose fresh water spinach
- You should choose a bunch of water spinach with stems about the size of a chopstick, with small and slightly firm tips, avoiding unusually large stems.
- Do not choose water spinach with leaves that have bumps or are yellowing, or with very short internodes.
How to prepare Stir-fried Young Eggs with Garlic Butter and Water Spinach
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Prepare chicken intestines and young eggs
Young chicken eggs and chicken liver should be washed thoroughly with water several times. The chicken gizzard should be scraped clean while rinsing with water. Cut the heart in half, remove any remaining coagulated blood, and wash it clean.
To clean the young eggs and chicken intestines, soak them in water mixed with a little salt, then take them out and rinse them again.
After that, separate each young egg from the large chamber, and cut the chicken gizzard, liver, and heart into bite-sized pieces.
How to remove the fishy smell from chicken intestines and young eggs:- Wash the chicken intestines with water mixed with lemon juice or vinegar.
- You can also squeeze lemon or add salt directly to the chicken intestines, then use your hands to squeeze out all the dirt and rinse several times with clean water.
Put a pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce. Continue to add 1 sliced ginger root and smashed lemongrass.
When the water is boiling, add the chicken intestines and boil for 5 – 10 minutes, then remove them. After that, add the young eggs and boil for 5 minutes.
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Prepare other ingredients
Pick the tender parts of the water spinach, remove all leaves and wash thoroughly.
Peel the onion and slice it into bite-sized pieces.
Peel the garlic, crush it, and chop it finely.
Pick the roots of the cilantro, wash it well. Remove the stem from the chili and carve it into a flower for decoration (or slice it according to your preference)
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Sauté garlic butter
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and heat it up. Add the chopped garlic and 1 teaspoon of butter, stir well until the butter melts and releases a fragrant aroma.
Add 1 tablespoon of chopped chili, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of MSG, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, and stir well.
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Stir-fried soft eggs and chicken intestines with vegetables
After sautéing the mixture of butter and garlic until fragrant, add the chicken intestines and stir-fry for 4 – 5 minutes. Next, add the soft eggs, stir continuously, and fry for 5 minutes until the eggs are cooked.
Then, add the water spinach, stir-fry for 1 – 2 minutes, and then add the onions, stirring until all ingredients are cooked but not too soft.
Finally, add cilantro and 2 chili peppers on top for decoration.
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Final product
Stir-fried soft eggs with butter, garlic, and water spinach is extremely delicious and attractive, making both children and adults fall in love.
The taste of chicken intestines and soft eggs is rich and chewy, combined with the fragrant smell of butter, garlic, and crispy water spinach; this is surely a wonderful dish for your family meal!
3. Stir-fried young chicken eggs with onions
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
5 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stir-fried young chicken eggs with onions Serves 1
Young chicken eggs 200 gr Onion 1 bulb Green onion 8 stalks Butter 1 teaspoon Garlic 1 bulb Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1 teaspoon Annatto oil 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh and delicious onions
- You should choose bulbs that have shiny outer layers, without bruises or scratches.
- Additionally, prioritize those with fresh roots, not wilted or dried out.
- If possible, choose bulbs that feel firm to the touch, without soft or hard spots.
- Avoid choosing bulbs that have sprouted, as these tend to be less tasty and lack nutrients.
How to cook stir-fried young chicken eggs with onions
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Prepare the ingredients
Young chicken eggs should be washed under running water, remove the gray membrane connecting the eggs, then soak in dilute salt water for 3 – 5 minutes, then take them out, wash them thoroughly, and let them drain.
Onions peeled and sliced thinly. Green onions trimmed, wilted leaves washed, and cut into sections.
Garlic peeled, smashed, and then minced.
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Boil the young chicken eggs
Put 1 pot of water on the stove, boil. Add the young chicken eggs to boil for 1 – 2 minutes until the eggs change from translucent orange-yellow to light yellow, then take them out to drain.
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Stir-fried young chicken eggs with onions
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and heat it up. Add 1 teaspoon of butter and minced garlic to sauté until fragrant.
Add the young eggs and stir-fry for 5 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon of annatto oil, stirring well to give the eggs a beautiful color.
Next, add the onion and green onion, stirring well. Season with 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce.
Stir-fry the young eggs for another minute to absorb the seasoning, then turn off the heat and it’s time to enjoy.
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Final product
Stir-fried young chicken eggs with onions is an extremely easy dish to make, with soft and fatty chicken eggs absorbing the seasoning, combined with the sweet and fragrant flavor of sautéed onions and green onions.
You can dip it in soy sauce and enjoy it with hot rice or sip it with cold beer; this will be a wonderful choice to change your usual taste!
How to choose fresh quail eggs
- To choose clean, fresh quail eggs, you should select those with bright orange color, shiny shells, and plump eggs. The cluster of eggs should have naturally varying sizes and be tightly bound together.
- Avoid purchasing clusters of eggs that have turned dark brown, with eggs that are loose. Particularly, do not buy quail eggs that have a strange odor or show signs of sliminess with a fishy smell.
- If buying at traditional markets, you should purchase from stalls selling chickens and displaying clusters of quail eggs from freshly slaughtered chickens to ensure freshness.
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Above are 3 recipes for the dish fried quail eggs that are extremely delicious and appealing. It’s very easy to make, right? Try making this dish to make your weekend meal more enticing!
*Refer to images and recipes from 3 YouTube channels: WESTERN FAMILY, Ba Ba Vlog and Nhamtran FV
