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Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — finished dish, ready to serve.

Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu (Ji Dan Chao Xiang Gan)

鸡蛋炒香干 · pan chinese cuisine

20 min total10 min cooking9 stepssavory
Ingrid Halvorsen's profile photoIngrid HalvorsenNorwegian exchange student missing home cooking. I post about brunost, lefse, and stretching a grocery budget in a tiny dorm kitchen. Simple food, big comfort.

Nutrition & allergens

Contains:EggSoyWheat

Per serving (4 servings)

Energy (kcal)
Unknown
Protein (g)
Unknown
Fat (g)
Unknown
Carbs (g)
Unknown
Sodium (mg)
533.9(Main ingredients only; seasoning not counted)

Estimated from verified ingredient data for the original formula — not lab values, and one dish is not a full meal.

  • Pressed tofu ingredient identification photo

    Pressed tofu香干

    5.0 piece

  • Egg ingredient identification photo

    egg鸡蛋

    3.0 whole

  • Light soy sauce ingredient identification photo

    light soy sauce生抽

    0.6 oz

  • Fine salt ingredient identification photo

    salt盐

    0.11 oz

  • Garlic sprouts ingredient identification photo

    Garlic sprouts蒜苗

    4.0 stalk

  • Bird's eye chiles ingredient identification photo

    Bird's eye chiles小米辣

    5.0 piece

Techniques you'll use

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 1 visual checkpoint.

    Prepare the garlic, chilies, and garlic sprouts.

    ✅ Done when: The aromatics are peeled, trimmed, and cut and ready beside the stove.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 2 visual checkpoint.

    Prepare the dried tofu.

    ✅ Done when: The dried tofu is sliced and set aside, ready to cook.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Pan-frying (jian) ↗
    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 3 visual checkpoint.

    Add the eggs to the pan, fry until set, then scramble into pieces and remove; set aside.

    ✅ Done when: The eggs are fully set and no longer runny, broken into pieces and resting on a plate.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Aromatic blooming (bao xiang) ↗
    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 4 visual checkpoint.

    Fragrance the garlic and chilies in the pan.

    ✅ Done when: The garlic and chilies are aromatic and sizzling, without browning.

  5. 5

    Step 53 min

    Stir-frying ↗
    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 5 visual checkpoint.

    Add the dried tofu and stir-fry for 3 minutes.

    ✅ Done when: After 3 minutes of stirring, the tofu pieces are heated through and lightly touched with color.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 6 visual checkpoint.

    Season with the light soy sauce and salt.

    ✅ Done when: The seasoning is evenly distributed and the tofu pieces glisten with the sauce.

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 7 visual checkpoint.

    Add the scrambled eggs back to the pan.

    ✅ Done when: The egg pieces are evenly folded in with the tofu and warmed through.

  8. 8

    Step 8

    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 8 visual checkpoint.

    Add the garlic sprouts.

    ✅ Done when: The garlic sprout pieces are scattered evenly through the stir-fry.

  9. 9

    Step 9

    Stir-frying ↗Starch thickening (gou qian) ↗
    Stir-Fried Eggs with Dried Tofu — step 9 visual checkpoint.

    Stir-fry until the garlic sprouts are just cooked through, then remove from the pan. If the dish seems too dry, you can add a little starch slurry to thicken it.

    ✅ Done when: The garlic sprouts are bright green and just tender, and the dish is glossy and ready to serve.