Frittatas are traditionally an Italian dish, but the Chinese have a similar chive frittata dish, often using Chinese or garlic chives. You can find them at the Chinese grocery store, and if you can get the seeds, they grow like grass.
We have five chive plants out in the backyard, and we just trim them whenever we need them, and they grow back within days. This is a super easy, fast, cheap vegetarian meal that you can serve with some rice and a vegetable.
Recipe Instructions
Preheat the oven to broil.
Whisk together the eggs, water, scallion, salt, white pepper, sesame oil, and shaoxing wine.
Add in the chopped Chinese garlic chives and the duo jiao chili peppers (if using).
Heat the oil in a cast iron pan or other oven-proof non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Pour in the egg mixture and place your tomato slices on top.
Let your tomato chive frittata cook for about 5 minutes until the bottom is set and the top begins to set.
A cast iron skillet is perfect for making this chive frittata. Transfer the pan to the oven and broil for about 3 minutes, until fully set.
Slice and serve!
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Recipe
Chinese Chive Frittata with Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 scallion (chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
- 1 1/2 cups Chinese chives (chopped)
- 2 teaspoons duo jiao chili peppers (optional)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 small tomato (sliced)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to broil.
- Whisk together the eggs, water, scallion, salt, white pepper, sesame oil, and Shaoxing wine.
- Mix in the chives and duo jiao chili peppers (if using).
- Heat the oil in a cast iron or other oven-proof non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Pour in the egg mixture and place your tomato slices on top.
- Let your tomato chive frittata cook for about 5 minutes until the bottom is set and the top begins to set. Transfer the pan to the oven and broil for about 3 minutes, until fully set. Slice and serve!
