Shrimp and Soft Egg Rice

also called waat daan ha yan faan · 滑蛋蝦仁飯 · 滑蛋 · shrimp and egg over rice · soft scrambled egg with shrimp · sliding egg rice · prawn and egg rice

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Shrimp and Soft Egg Rice: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
10 oz(285 g; peeled and dried on a towel)raw shrimptoss and rest 10 minfry 2 min, just pink throughegg over, lowest heat, off wet at 2 min
2 tspShaoxing wine
1/4 tspwhite pepper
1 Tbsneutral oil
5 largeeggsbeat it smooth, no streaks
3 Tbsevaporated milk
1 tspcornstarch
3/4 tspkosher salt
3 cups(450 g)steamed jasmine rice
1(thinly sliced)scallion
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1toss and rest 10 min

2beat it smooth, no streaks

3fry 2 min, just pink through

goes in with what step 1 made

4egg over, lowest heat, off wet at 2 min

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Start to finish
at least 14 min1 of 4 steps gives no time
Needs you
about 4 min
If you get it wrong
Narrow — the egg comes off the heat while it still looks underdone, because it keeps setting in the pan; scrambled until it looks right it is curds, and curds are a different dish
  1. toss and rest 10 min

    10 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. beat it smooth, no streaks

    not timedfrom the start

  3. fry 2 min, just pink through

    2 minneeds you10 min in

  4. egg over, lowest heat, off wet at 2 min

    2 minneeds you12 min in

You'll need nonstick pan

See how it is written
>> title: Shrimp and Soft Egg Rice
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: shrimp, eggs, rice, hong kong, stovetop, quick
>> counters: Cha Chaan Teng
>> aka: waat daan ha yan faan, 滑蛋蝦仁飯, 滑蛋, shrimp and egg over rice, soft scrambled egg with shrimp, sliding egg rice, prawn and egg rice
>> servings: 2
>> time: 25 min
>> slack: narrow — the egg comes off the heat while it still looks underdone, because it keeps setting in the pan; scrambled until it looks right it is curds, and curds are a different dish

>> step: toss and rest 10 min
Toss @raw shrimp{10%oz}(285 g; peeled and dried on a towel) with @Shaoxing wine{2%tsp} and @white pepper{1/4%tsp}, and leave them to ~rest{10%min}.

>> step: beat it smooth, no streaks
Beat @eggs{5%large} with @evaporated milk{3%Tbs}, @cornstarch{1%tsp} and @kosher salt{3/4%tsp} until there are no streaks left.

>> step: fry 2 min, just pink through
Fry @&(~2)shrimp{} in @neutral oil{1%Tbs} in a #nonstick pan{} for ~fry{2%min}, until they are just pink through.

>> step: egg over, lowest heat, off wet at 2 min
Pour @&(~2)egg{} over @&(~1)shrimp{} on the lowest heat the burner will hold, drag it in slow folds for ~fold{2%min}, slide it off while it is still wet onto @steamed jasmine rice{3%cups}(450 g), and scatter @scallion{1}(thinly sliced) over.