Dish-Type Recipe Index

Egg dishes

These recipes are grouped as egg dishes because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About egg dishes

Egg foo young, omelets, egg drop soup, soft egg, egg tarts, and preserved egg dishes.

Recipes in this section: 26.

Egg dishes

Cantonese Congee

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 1.5 hours

A Cantonese congee recipe with rice porridge, ginger, scallion, optional chicken, fish, pork, or century egg.

Char Kway Teow

Malaysian Chinese · Malaysian Chinese · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A Malaysian Chinese char kway teow recipe with flat rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and wok technique.

Chinese Egg Noodle Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Chinese Egg Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Drop Soup

American Chinese / Cantonese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 15 minutes

Egg Drop Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Foo Young

American Chinese · American Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

An egg foo young recipe with eggs, vegetables, optional roast meat or shrimp, brown gravy, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Foo Young Gravy

Chinese American Sauce · Sauce · Makes about 2 cups · 15 minutes

Egg Foo Young Gravy recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Fried Rice

Technique · Technique · Serves 2 · 20 minutes

An egg fried rice recipe focused on rice texture, egg, scallion, soy sauce, and menu-literacy notes.

Egg Rolls and Spring Rolls

American Chinese / Dim Sum · Fried appetizer · Makes 12 · 1 hour

Egg Rolls and Spring Rolls recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Tarts

Dim Sum · Dim sum · Makes 12 · 1 hour

Egg Tarts recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fish-Fragrant Eggplant

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

A Sichuan fish-fragrant eggplant recipe with garlic, ginger, pickled chile, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce.

Hong Kong Macaroni Soup

Hong Kong Cafe · Hong Kong cafe · Serves 2 · 20 minutes

A Hong Kong macaroni soup recipe with ham, egg, broth, and cha chaan teng breakfast menu-literacy notes.

Hot and Sour Soup

Soup · Chinese American / regional variants · Serves 4 · 30 minutes

A practical hot and sour soup recipe with vinegar, white pepper, tofu, mushrooms, egg, and menu-literacy notes.

Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili

Hunan · Hunan · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Chopped Chili recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot

Cantonese / Hong Kong · Clay pot dish · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shrimp with Soft Egg

Cantonese · Egg dish · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Shrimp with Soft Egg recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Steamed Egg Custard

Home-Style · Home-style · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

A Chinese steamed egg custard recipe with eggs, water or stock, soy sauce, sesame oil, and menu-literacy notes.

Taiwanese Oyster Omelet

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A Taiwanese oyster omelet recipe with eggs, oysters, sweet potato starch, greens, and sweet-savory sauce.

Teochew Braised Tofu and Eggs

Teochew · Teochew-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Teochew-style braised tofu and eggs recipe using soy, aromatics, star anise, cinnamon, and a lo sui-style braising liquid.

Teochew Oyster Omelet

Teochew · Teochew / Southeast Asian Chinese · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A Teochew-style oyster omelet recipe with egg, oysters, starch, scallions, and menu-literacy notes.

Teochew Rice Porridge

Teochew · Teochew · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

A Teochew rice porridge recipe with separate grains, water, and side dishes such as pickles, eggs, tofu, and braised items.

Tomato Egg

Home-Style · Home-style · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

A Chinese tomato egg recipe for a simple home-style dish with eggs, tomatoes, scallions, and rice.

Vietnamese Chinese Wonton Egg Noodles

Vietnamese Chinese · Vietnamese Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Vietnamese Chinese Wonton Egg Noodles recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

West Lake Beef Soup

Zhejiang · Zhejiang / Hangzhou · Serves 4 · 25 minutes

A West Lake beef soup recipe with minced beef, egg white, tofu, cilantro, and Zhejiang menu-literacy notes.

Wonton Noodle Soup

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Cantonese wonton noodle soup recipe with shrimp-pork wontons, egg noodles, broth, and menu-literacy notes.

Yangzhou Fried Rice

Jiangsu · Jiangsu · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

A Yangzhou fried rice recipe with shrimp, egg, peas, ham or char siu, scallions, and Jiangsu menu-literacy notes.