Family Recipe 16 - Stir-fried Green Peppers and Eggs

Ingredients: Green chili peppers (sweet peppers), eggs, garlic, dried fermented beans, sugar, salt, soy sauce, rice wine. Instructions: 1. Wash the green chili peppers, remove the stems, and cut them into sections. Wash the dried fermented beans and soak them in rice wine. Mince the garlic. 2. Stir-fry the green chili peppers in a dry pan. Continuously press them with a spatula while stir-frying until they soften and their skins develop a 'tiger skin' appearance. 3. Fry the eggs sunny-side up. It's okay if the yolk breaks. It's best if the edges are crispy. Cut the fried eggs into pieces and set aside. 4. Heat oil in a pan and sauté the dried fermented beans until fragrant. Add them along with the soaking rice wine, and crush them with a spatula to release their flavor. 5. Add the minced garlic, green chili peppers, and fried eggs. Season with sugar, salt, and soy sauce, then stir-fry evenly to combine. Stir-frying the green chili peppers in a dry pan first can remove their raw flavor and shorten the subsequent cooking time, preventing the dried fermented beans from burning. You can also deep-fry them for a brighter color. Dried fermented beans should be washed first because they might have dust from sun-drying at the factory. Soaking them in rice wine helps to better release their aroma.