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title: "Vinegar-Buttered Eggs (油醋爆蛋)"
description: "This is a quick and easy Hunan-style home-cooked dish that goes with rice. It is sour, spicy, fresh, and fragrant, with crispy, fluffy eggs coated in a rich sauce that whets the appetite. Eggs provide high-quality protein and lecithin, and pairing them with aged black vinegar further stimulates the appetite. The method is extremely simple and beginner-friendly, taking only about ten minutes from prep to serving."
image: "https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan.jpg"
url: "https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/r/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan/"
---

# Vinegar-Buttered Eggs

**油醋爆蛋 · yóu cù bào dàn**

> Time: 10 min · Difficulty: Easy · Calories: 471 kcal · Serves: 1 serving · Category: [Vegetables](https://cookbook.cn-trending.com/c/vegetable_dish/) (素菜)

This is a quick and easy Hunan-style home-cooked dish that goes with rice. It is sour, spicy, fresh, and fragrant, with crispy, fluffy eggs coated in a rich sauce that whets the appetite. Eggs provide high-quality protein and lecithin, and pairing them with aged black vinegar further stimulates the appetite. The method is extremely simple and beginner-friendly, taking only about ten minutes from prep to serving.

![](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/ai-generated/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan.jpg)

## Ingredients

- 4 pieces Eggs (鸡蛋) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose fresh free-range eggs for a better texture.
- 10 g (about 3 pieces) Bird's eye chili (小米辣) — per serving
  - Tip: Add more if you like it spicy.
- 35-50 mL Cooking oil (食用油) — per serving
  - Tip: Any regular cooking oil will do.
- 10 g Scallion (小葱) — per serving
  - Tip: Choose fresh scallions.
- 5 g Garlic (蒜) — per serving
  - Tip: Peel the garlic and set aside.
- 15 mL Aged black vinegar (香醋) — per serving
  - Tip: Personally tested: Lao Heng He brewed aged black vinegar with zero additives has the best flavor.
- 10-15 mL Light soy sauce (生抽) — per serving
  - Tip: Any regular light soy sauce will do.

### Optional

- 10 g Oyster sauce (蚝油)
  - Tip: Used to enhance umami.
- 0-5 g White sugar (白糖)
  - Tip: Used to balance the sour and spicy flavors.

## Tools

Bowl, Garlic press, Wok, Cleaver / chef's knife, Cutting board

## Method (6 steps)

1. **Prepare the Eggs** — There is no need to beat the eggs; crack them directly into a bowl and set aside.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Do not stir the eggs; keep them as they are.
   ![Step 1: Prepare the Eggs](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan/step_1.jpg)
2. **Prep the Aromatics** — Cut the scallions into 3cm pieces.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: You can separate the white and green parts and add them at different times later.
   ![Step 2: Prep the Aromatics](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan/step_2.jpg)
3. **Make the Garlic-Chili Paste** — Place the garlic cloves and bird's eye chilies in a garlic press and mince them.
   - Duration: 2 min
   - Tip: If you don't have a garlic press, you can mince them by hand.
   ![Step 3: Make the Garlic-Chili Paste](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan/step_3.jpg)
4. **Mix the Sauce** — Add aged black vinegar, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, white sugar, and a little water to a small bowl and stir until combined.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Do not add too much water, or the sauce will take too long to reduce.
   ![Step 4: Mix the Sauce](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan/step_4.jpg)
5. **Stir-Fry the Eggs** — Heat the oil in the wok, pour in the eggs, and once set, break them into large pieces. Then add the minced garlic, minced bird's eye chilies, and the vinegar-sugar sauce.
   - Duration: 3 min
   - Tip: The oil temperature must be high for the eggs to be fluffy and crispy.
   ![Step 5: Stir-Fry the Eggs](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan/step_5.jpg)
6. **Reduce and Serve** — Turn up the heat to reduce the sauce, and add the scallion pieces just before serving.
   - Duration: 1 min
   - Tip: Adding the scallions at the end preserves their color and aroma.
   ![Step 6: Reduce and Serve](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/steps/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan/step_6.jpg)

## Tips

- Personally tested: Lao Heng He brewed aged black vinegar with zero additives has the best flavor. The vinegar aroma is the soul of this dish.
- One serving is just right for 2 people.

## Overview image

![Vinegar-Buttered Eggs — ingredients and steps overview](https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend/dataset/images/overview/vegetable_dish_you-cu-bao-dan_overview.jpg)

## Source

Recipe text from [HowToCook](https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook), structured by [Vibe Cook](https://github.com/zkeq/vibe-cook-backend). Public domain (Unlicense).

Original: https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook/blob/master/dishes/vegetable_dish/油醋爆蛋.md

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