Recipe of the Week

I had such a hard time choosing a recipe this week as there were at least 4 new recipes I tried this week that were truly awesome. But since last weeks recipe was quite advanced baking as well as very time consuming and I have promised fast and easy recipes, I went with the easiest recipe. This one we actually have been making for years. We learned it on our missions in Taiwan. It is even better when you make your own bing (that is the word Chinese use for any and all breads that are usually but not always flat and round). But we have made it even simpler by just using a tortilla you can buy at the store. There is a delicious sweet and garlicy soy based sauce that Taiwanese serve with most things breakfast but I have not been able to find it here. I have been experimenting to make it my self because I miss that stuff so much and I am close but not quite there yet. But they also serve it with sweet chili sauce and that is easy to find and a highly recommended condiment for just about anything. The one similar to that in Taiwan looks like ketchup, so different from the commonly seen Thai sweet chili sauce that is transparent with pieces of chili floating around in it. I find that one too sweet with zero spiciness but a lot of people really like it.

Dan Bing
(recipe for one serving)

2 eggs, beaten
some oil
any other fillings you want (commonly seen in Taiwan is corn, green onion, ham, chicken or bacon)
sweet chili sauce

Heat a frying pan over medium heat for 5-10 minutes then add a little oil and swirl it around until it lightly coats the bottom of the pan. Pour beaten eggs, that have been mixed with what ever other ingredients you want or just left plain, into the pan and turn the pan so that the egg spreads out to roughly the same circumference as your tortilla. Place tortilla on top of egg. Wait 1 minute or until tortilla gets puffy and the egg underneath feels firm to the touch. It tastes best when the egg is only lightly browned. Loosen the egg from the pan and flip the tortilla over (the egg will have adhered to the tortilla) and lightly brown the tortilla. Remove from pan and when cool enough to touch, roll it up. Serve with sauce.