Oyster Omelette (Hor-Chien)

I was so happy to have found some fresh oysters in the night market last weekend. These are small oysters meant for making omelette or better known in Malaysia as hor-chien. The best one we've had (still unforgettable) was in Penang :)

So I grabbed a bag of oysters from the market weighing about 500gm and costs RM11 only. I used half of it to try out this recipe by Lily Ng here.

I adjusted the recipe a little as below:

240gm fresh oysters (small ones, not those Australia or NZ fresh oysters) - wash and drain well

Mix together:
1 TBSP tapioca starch
1/2 TBSP rice flour
4 TBSP water

2 cloves garlic - minced

3 whole eggs - beaten

Mix together:
1TBSP light soya sauce
1/2 TBSP chinese wine
a dash of white pepper

1 TBSP oil for frying

Method:

Heat a large frying pan until very hot and add in the oil.

Pour in the batter and fry for about 15 seconds until batter is half set

Pour in the eggs. When the eggs are almost set , make a hole in the center by pushing the egg and batter mixture to the sides of the pan.
Add a little more oil and fry the garlic for a few seconds.
Mix, then season with sauce mixture.
Top with oysters and cook just long enough to heat through.

Note: I followed Lily's instructions closely, there wasn't enough time to take any pictures of the frying process. It didn't turn out very well. The oysters didn't stick to the eggs and the eggs were not brown enough. Also, I decided last minute not to pour in all the sauce mixture, afraid it might be too salty... end result, bland tasting. But anyhow, it was good, I like the stickiness and the oysters were fresh. Went well with some Lingham chilli sauce.

I still have another 250gm of oyster in the freezer. Till next time ;)