Chinese omelette with prawns and green beans

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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