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Why Chinese Scrambled Eggs Are Better

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Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make scrambled eggs!. I can personally vouch that my dad's recipe is absolutely DELICIOUS!

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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲
00:00 Overview
01:05 The 5 Key Ingredients
06:04 Why You Should Beat Eggs Longer
09:33 Sponsor
10:37 Heat the Pan
10:58 How to Cook Scrambled Eggs
11:58 The Two Phase Framework
13:23 Taste Test

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20 Comments

@MadeWithLau Creator 2 months ago (edited) Pinned

Here's the written recipe!
https://www.madewithlau.com/recipes/scrambled-eggs

Answering common questions we didn't get to in the vid:
1) What kind of cooking oil?
My dad has always used canola/veggie oil for this and most dishes, but recently he's been using peanut oil. Most oils work! You can also use sesame oil (although I probably wouldn't add 1 tablespoon of it.) In a lot of dishes we always add sesame oil as we're finishing it, since sesame oil's flavor degrades in high heat. However, these eggs come together in around a minute so the sesame oil should be fine.

2) Why did we use 3 eggs for the control batch?
A few reasons - I thought it'd be more helpful to show the difference in cooking times for 3 eggs vs 5 eggs. Next time if we do a comparison I'll just make the amount the same to avoid confusion. The unseasoned egg batch was mostly just to have something to bite into where we could discern the differences in texture and taste. Although it would be pretty interesting to see if the same amount of eggs ends up being voluminous with the added ingredients!

3) What about cornstarch?
I personally had never heard of this method and my dad never brought it up during the shoot, but I will definitely ask him in a future vid and for our cookbook! More egg videos to come!

@arashkamangir331 2 months ago

Ingredients to the good eggs (4-5 eggs)

1 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar

Please put this stuff in the description 🙏

@RetributionBody 1 month ago

Dads are great. My dad is almost 80 and I'm almost 50 and after watching this I'm going to message him to remind him he's great.

@dangruen 1 month ago

Your dad is a great teacher. I love how he both demonstrates the process and explains the rationale. And your comments are perfect: respectful and on point. What a nice collaboration this must be for you two!

@willmosley3215 1 month ago

"You must put your heart into it in order to be successful." That is a lesson for life!

@RenanDeCampos 1 month ago

I saw this and went straight to the kitchen to try it. BEST EGGS EVER! The flavor profile is so on point. Thanks for sharing this with us.

@scottgreen6538 2 months ago

Vietnamese style is with fish sauce, soy sauce, white pepper, sugar and green onions. Growing up we ate this all the time to boost our protein content in our meals. This seems very similar. I will try it with the chicken bouillon next time I have this.

@idi0tSammich 1 month ago

"Salt is the first of 100 flavors" is definitely a keeper. I love it. Thanks to you and your Dad for sharing, Cantonese scrambled eggs are indeed better and worth the little extra effort.

@Johnnyw1long 2 months ago

I've picked up some of these tricks over the years. Thanks for explaining the food science behind them and teaching us many more. Really great to see you all back on YouTube regularly!

@StarchieSkizzyx 1 month ago

I love to see the respect the son gives his Dad and the attention. He gives to his Dad … he allows his Dad to thoroughly explain what he’s doing, about how the dad says you have to use Karyn and put your heart into everything you do in life.

@Chazski 1 month ago

The salt actually keeps the protein bonds from reestablishing connection, making things fluffier

@patwestergard4252 2 months ago

We are so grateful for your father’s wisdom. Thank you

@jeffo9024 2 months ago

So great seeing your dad cooking again!

@wahoowahoo6743 2 months ago

I like the father and son working together in a team.

@CallumW101 1 month ago (edited)

Your Dad is one of the very few chefs that has made a big difference to how I cook asian food, and every time I follow his methods it's delicious every time. I didnt realise scrambled egg could get so good, I added Cayenne Pepper for an extra kick and it was lovely. The Cantonese Soy Glazed Chicken he made was amazing too! The methods in that video made my adapt one of my own Soy Pork recipes. Keep doing what you do, your Dad is a legend, up there with Ramsay!

@tonitaabeyta5477 1 month ago (edited)

OMG. Your Dad is Adorable! I am a professional chef and sometimes we get burnt out. His enthusiasm and Heart make me fall in love again with my profession. Also nice to see eggs done Chinese Style.:goodvibes: Excellent commentary.

@1949cr 2 months ago

So nice to hear Cantonese again. 30 plus years in HK.

@khaelamensha3624 2 months ago

I am French and i do m'y omelette exactly with the same technique of cooking but with butter and nothing in m'y eggs but salt and pepper. I cooked them until the liquide phase is almost finish at the time i put eggs on m'y plate cooking is finished. Thank you for your videos !