Chinese Stir-fried Chayote With Egg Recipe
Late autumn and early winter are the seasons when chayote is on the market. Those who are not familiar with it will wonder what kind of dish it is. Like a small fist, it looks like palms with folded hands. It has the meaning of Buddhist blessings and good luck, so it got this name. Chayote is native to Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. It was introduced to China in the 19th century. Nowadays it is planted in Yunnan, Guizhou, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Taiwan.
Chayote flesh is crisp and nutritious, and the fruit contains high zinc. Eating chayote with more zinc can help improve children’s intelligence. There are many ways to eat chayote, fresh ones can be sliced, shredded, fried with meat, vegetarian, salad, soup, hot pot, high-quality dumpling stuffing, etc. It can also be processed into pickled products or canned.
I heard that chayote can be used for cooking, and it can be eaten raw just like cucumber. If you are not used to eating raw, let’s use it as a light and delicious home-cooked dish: stir fry chayote with egg!
It is hard to control the cooking time to make the chayote egg recipe taste better. But if you follow our recipe, you can make the best one. If you like other stir fried Chinese style food, you can try this simple fried rice.
How To Make Chinese Stir-fried Chayote With Egg
Step 1: Prepare Chayote
Firstly, we should prepare 2 chayotes. When we peel the chayote, we should put it into the water to wash mucus from time to time. It can also help us to clean the uncomfortable feeling from the chayote. Then cut the chayote into four pieces. Remove the pit of the chayote. Then cut it into small pieces. Then save them for later.
Prepare Chayote
Step 2: Prepare Eggs
Next, we should prepare 2 eggs. Beat the eggs into a bowl. Then stir the egg mixture well until they are frothy. Then save it for later.
Prepare Eggs
Step 3: Stir Fry Chayote With Egg
Now, we can start to stir fry chayote with egg. Firstly, add 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil to the pan. Then use a middle fire to heat it. Then pour the egg mixture into the pan. Please use chopsticks to stir and fry it lightly after it forms a block. Then save them for later.
Fry Egg
Second, add 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil to the pan. Then use a big fire to heat it. Then add chayotes to the pan. Stir fry until it changes color. Then add 1/2 teaspoon salt into the pan. Stir fry them evenly. To preserve the sweet taste of chayote, please don’t add too much salt.
Fry Chayote
Then add eggs into the pan. Stir fry them evenly.
Stir Fry Chayote With Egg
Delicious Chinese Stir-fried Chayote
Stir fry chayote is a very popular Chinese Jiangnan home-cooked dish. Every family can make it and everyone loves to eat it. It has both the crisp and delicious taste of chayote, and the soft and delicious flavor of eggs. Hope you can try our Chinese chayote recipe and make it for your family.
FAQ
Do You Peel Chayote Before Cooking?
The fresh and tender chayote does not need to be peeled and cored, but it will be more delicious after peeling and coring. The key to cooking with chayote is that the fire is high heat, so as not to let the chayote lose its crisp and tender taste. The rind of chayote is edible, but the taste is slightly hard. Therefore, most of the dishes cooked with chayote have to peel off the rind, and the older chayote needs to peel deeply.
How Long Does Chayote Take To Cook?
Chayote is generally ready to eat after being fried for about 2 minutes. However, it depends on the practice of chayote. If it is cooked directly, it will take ten minutes without high heat. If it is just stir-fried, it only takes about 2 minutes to add water after frying. If you make cold chayote, it will take about 5 minutes, to ensure that the chayote is crisper, more delicious, and not too soft. If you use it to cook meat soup, it depends on the time to cook meat. But we recommend you stir fry chayote to get a good taste.
How Do You Get Rid Of Chayote Slime?
After peeling the chayote, it will secrete a sticky and slippery slime, so be careful when peeling and digging the core. It is best to wash it under running water, which can prevent the chayote from slipping and being cut by a knife.
The mucus secreted by chayote is a resin that absorbs moisture from the skin after it adheres to the skin, resulting in dryness or partial peeling of the skin. Therefore, wash your hands as soon as possible after cutting chayote.
Chinese Stir-fried Chayote With Egg Recipe
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Ingredients(affiliate link)
- 2 chayotes
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Firstly, we should prepare 2 chayotes. When we peel the chayote, we should put it into the water to wash mucus from time to time. It can also help us to clean the uncomfortable feeling from the chayote. Then cut the chayote into four pieces. Remove the pit of the chayote. Then cut it into small pieces. Then save them for later.
- Next, we should prepare 2 eggs. Beat the eggs into a bowl. Then stir the egg mixture well until they are frothy. Then save it for later.
- Now, we can start to stir fry chayote with egg. Firstly, add 1 tablespoon sunflower oil into the pan. Then use middle fire to heat it. Then pour the egg mixture into the pan. Please use chopsticks stir fry it lightly after it forms a block. Then save them for later. Second, add 1 tablespoon sunflower oil into the pan. Then use a big fire to heat it. Then add chayotes into the pan. Stir fry until it changes color. Then add 1/2 teaspoon salt into the pan. Stir fry them evenly. In order to preserve the sweet taste of chayote, please don't add too much salt. Then add eggs into the pan. Stir fry them evenly. Then we got the delicious Chinese stir-fried chayote.
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