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Chinese omelette with prawns and green beans

You can’t get faster than cooking with eggs and prawns – some of the fastest-cooking proteins around. Dinner for two on the table – ready in just 10 minutes flat.

  • serves

    2

  • prep

    5 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2

people

preparation

5

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • ½ tsp chicken stock powder (or MSG)
  • 1 tsp rice vinegar
  • ½ tsp potato starch mixed with 2 tbsp cold water
  • Salt and white pepper
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
  • 100 g green beans, tailed and cut into ½ cm pieces
  • 100 g prawn meat, cut into 1 cm pieces

Instructions

  1. Crack the eggs into a medium bowl and beat well. Add the sesame oil, stock powder (or MSG), rice vinegar and potato starch mixture with a generous pinch of salt and white pepper. Mix well to combine, then set aside until needed.
  2. Heat half the oil in a large wok or frying pan over high heat. Stir-fry the green beans for about 3 minutes or until softened, then add the prawns and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes, or until nearly cooked through.
  3. Add the remaining oil and egg mixture and fry, pushing the eggs to the centre of the wok as they cook. When about half-cooked, flip the omelette and fry until browned on the other side. It doesn’t matter if it breaks into a few pieces. When the eggs are set, remove to a serving plate and serve the Chinese omelette with prawns and green beans.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 12 September 2024 9:54am
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