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Sweet and Sour Fried Eggs — finished dish, ready to serve.

Sweet and Sour Fried Eggs (Tang Cu He Bao Dan)

糖醋荷包蛋 · pan chinese cuisine

15 min total10 min cooking4 stepssweet-and-soursavory

Adapted from a community recipe on Xiachufang (original author credited in the source record).

绝望教室滴Recipes shared by this Xiachufang community author, adapted by Chopzen.

Nutrition & allergens

No supported allergens detected from surveyed ingredients.

Some ingredients are not yet allergen-surveyed; this label is not exhaustive.

Per serving (4 servings)

Energy (kcal)
Unknown
Protein (g)
Unknown
Fat (g)
Unknown
Carbs (g)
Unknown
Sodium (mg)
Unknown

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

  • Egg ingredient identification photo

    egg鸡蛋

    3.0 count

  • Garlic ingredient identification photo

    garlic大蒜

    to taste

  • Light soy sauce ingredient identification photo

    light soy sauce生抽

    2.0 tbsp

  • Chinkiang vinegar ingredient identification photo

    vinegar醋

    1.0 tbsp

  • Oyster sauce ingredient identification photo

    oyster sauce蚝油

    1.0 tbsp

  • Tomato ketchup ingredient identification photo

    Tomato ketchup番茄酱

    1.0 tbsp

  • Granulated sugar ingredient identification photo

    sugar糖

    0.5 tbsp

  • Cornstarch ingredient identification photo

    cornstarch玉米淀粉

    1.0 tbsp

  • Fine salt ingredient identification photo

    salt盐

    as needed

  • Scallion ingredient identification photo

    scallion葱花

    to taste

Techniques you'll use

Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Off heat
    Sweet and Sour Fried Eggs — step 1 visual checkpoint.

    Make the sauce: mix 2 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp ketchup, 0.5 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp cornstarch, and a pinch of salt.

    ✅ Done when: The sauce is fully combined with no visible streaks of cornstarch or ketchup.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Pan-frying (jian) ↗
    Sweet and Sour Fried Eggs — step 2 visual checkpoint.

    Set the sauce aside, then fry the eggs until golden.

    ✅ Done when: The egg whites are fully set with golden, crispy edges.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Medium heatAromatic blooming (bao xiang) ↗
    Sweet and Sour Fried Eggs — step 3 visual checkpoint.

    Saute minced garlic until fragrant, then add the fried eggs.

    ✅ Done when: The garlic is aromatic and fragrant but not browned.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Low heatSimmering (dun) ↗Starch thickening (gou qian) ↗
    Sweet and Sour Fried Eggs — step 4 visual checkpoint.

    Pour in the sauce and reduce it over low heat.

    ✅ Done when: The sauce has thickened and evenly coats the eggs.