Taiwan

Oyster Omelette

Name: Oyster Omelette
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: 150 g Fresh small oysters; 4 tbsp Sweet-potato starch; 3 Eggs; 1 handful Leafy greens (e.g. tatsoi); 1 tbsp each Ketchup & chilli sauce; 1 tsp each Miso paste & sugar; as needed Water

O-a-tsian – Taiwan's night-market classic

The oyster omelette (o-a-tsian) is a hallmark of Taiwan's night markets and comes from the cooking of the Hokkien Chinese of south-eastern China.

Small oysters are fried with a batter of sweet-potato starch and egg that turns wonderfully stretchy, and topped with a sweet-savoury sauce.

Servings2

Time25 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Fresh small oysters150 g
Sweet-potato starch4 tbsp
Eggs3
Leafy greens (e.g. tatsoi)1 handful
Ketchup & chilli sauce1 tbsp each
Miso paste & sugar1 tsp each
Wateras needed

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Mix sweet-potato starch with water into a thin batter.
Fry the oysters briefly in the pan.
Pour the batter over and let it just set.
Add egg and greens and fry together.
Top with a sauce of ketchup, chilli, miso and sugar.

Make it original

Sweet-potato starch and chilli sauce for o-a-tsian are in the Asia Boutique.

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