Tomato & Egg stirfried

(Portion 1 Person)

Ingredients:

1x Medium Tomato

2x Large Eggs

1x Scallions

1tsp of Heinz Ketchup

2tsp of vegetable oil

2cups of water

1tsp of Salt

1tsp of Pepper

1tsp of chicken bouillon

1tsp of oyster sauce

1tsp of cooking wine

Step 1: Chop the tomato into quarter-size pieces then set aside in a bowl. Crack two eggs into a bowl and wisp until combined. Chop the scallions into pieces then separate the white part from the green part.

Step 2: Heat the pan on high heat and add 1 tsp of oil. When the pan is heated up pour in the egg mixture and pan it around like you would for scrambled eggs. When the eggs are ⅔ of the way cooked. Transfer into a bowl and leave it to the side.

Step 3: Heat the pan on high-medium heat and add 1 tsp of oil. Put in the white part of the scallions first and stir it around. Wait until your scallions have released their aromas then add in your chopped tomatoes. Sprinkle 1tsp of salt onto the tomatoes and stir it around then cover the lid after. 

Step 4: Wait for the tomato to release its stored moisture then add 2 cups of water. Close the top and wait for the tomato to soften. Check with your cooking utensil by poking the tomato making sure it’s soft.

Step 5: When the tomato has softened add in the eggs with 1tsp of pepper, 1 tsp of chicken bouillon, 1tsp of Heinz ketchup, and 1tsp of oyster sauce. Stir to combine well and season for taste.

Step 6: When the mixture thickens add in your green part of the scallions as well as the 1tsp of cooking wine. Stir well and enjoy with a bowl of fluffy white rice.

This recipe was from my mom who I greatly respect and adore. I loved this dish ever since I was a child as it always warmed my heart whenever I would have it for dinner or any part of the day. This dish to me is like a warm hug or a hot shower after a long day of work. My mom would make it for me almost every week and I would always enjoy it until the very last drop. This was also the first dish I ever learned to cook on my own after watching my mom cook it. 

My mom would always have me watch her cooking as she says “I want you to grow up to be a strong independent young man and the first step is to learn to cook for yourself”. These words sounded annoying to me when I was still a young teenager. But when I grew older I started to realize the importance of what my mom said and really took it into my own hands to become an independent and self-sustaining person of society. Every time I would cook this dish in my head I would remember that exact same conversation in my head. Hey, I grew to love tomatoes as a fruit (IT’S NOT A VEGETABLE I WILL FIGHT YOU ON THIS ONE).