Egg Beranda
Our sweet-sour style is different from the Chinese sweet-sour. Normally, sweet-sour sauce is related to a tomato-based sauce. However, the sourness of Nyonya cooking usually comes from tamarind. Intrigue?
Servings: 4
Cost: £2.50
Equipment
- Frying pan
- Spatula
- sieve
- Heat proof bowl or container to hold the sieve
Ingredients
- 6 Large eggs fried half-moon
- 75 g Salted fish cut to cubes or thin slices
- 2 Onions, medium cut into rings
- 4 cloves Garlic use fat ones – sliced length wise thinly
- 1 Green / red chili cut into chunks – roll cut
- 1 Medium carrot cut into fancy shape
- 30 g Tamarind paste mixed 50 ml water to extract the juice, or, ¼ to 1/2 tsp tamarind Concentrate mixed with 50 ml water.
- 300 to 400 ml water Add more if you wish
- 1 tbsp Sugar, or to taste
- 2 shakes White pepper powder
- 1 swirl light soy sauce
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a non-stick pan, spray with some oil (or use 2 tbsp of oil) and crack in the egg. When the egg white is set at the bottom, fold the egg into half so that it forms a ‘half-moon’ shape. The egg yolk should be in the centre. Leave it to set and gently flip it, so that the egg is evenly cooked, while still soft.
- Remove from pan and set aside. Repeat for all the eggs.
- Top up the oil to about 1cm.
- Fry the salted fish in the hot oil till crisp. Dish out and set aside.
- Pour out the oil and wipe the pan.
- Add in the onions and garlic and fry for 2-3minutes.
- Add in the carrots and toss for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the tamarind water, eggs, salted fish,
- Pour in enough water to cover the eggs. Bring to the boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes for the flavour to seep through; when the onion is soft.
- Put in the chili and stir and check for taste.
- Add a swirl of light soy sauce.
- Dish out and finish with a dash of pepper.
- Garnish with chopped spring onions or chopped coriander.
- Sieve with rice and other accompaniments.
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Notes
A simple easy dish to make when you need a quick and easy dish. If you are short of money, this dish is super cheap and easy to make.