Inspired by a recent trip to China, this recipe for Chinese eggs with soy bean sauce is a quick, easy midweek dinner that’s savory and super tasty!  Eggs for Dinner Eggs are a great, relatively low-cost source of protein that Chinese families often turn to for last-minute meals.Because they cook so quickly, you can whip up a dish in no time, and also use whatever you have in the refrigerator.  While eggs for dinner can be boring, this dish is anything but.Bill and I recently made a trip to Beijing, and we absolutely fell in love with this dish of scrambled eggs with bean sauce.

My initial reaction was, “what a creative way to cook eggs!”  As with tomatoes in the classic tomato egg stir-fry, it helps to create an umami-packed tangy sauce that everyone loves.The use of the bean sauce elevates a basic egg dish to one that’s bursting with surprises.  I’m very excited to share this new method of cooking eggs.And this is a dish that you can try right away since you probably have everything you need in your refrigerator.  Possible Recipe Variations I used soybean sauce for this recipe, which you can find from multiple brands, including Lee Kum Kee and Hai Tian (海天).

Here are some examples below.  That said, you could look around your refrigerator and use your favorite sauce, like hoisin sauce, spicy bean sauce, or even Lao Gan Ma sauces to make your own version of this dish.The salt levels in these sauces vary (

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