Sheetah shur shay

"Sheetah shur shay" is a special Chinese breakfast dish that includes bok choy, eggs, tomatoes and tomato sauce. A friend of mine named Zhang Fen stayed with me for a few days two years ago and prepared it for me. It's remained a constant on our breakfast menu ever since. Sheetah shur shay is my best recollection of Zhang's name for the meal. I'm positive my translations isn't even close to real Mandarin Chinese.

I was somewhat limited to what I could do with the flavor today. It's always difficult to make food in someone elses kitchen. I sauteed onion, garlic, green pepper and bok choy in water and soy sauce before adding eggs, tomatoes and tomato sauce. I also added crushed red pepper and ground Cayenne pepper.

The taste is very strange and difficult to explain. I love to combination of eggs and tomato sauce. The bok choy gives it a crunchy texture and a hint of light sweetness. Combined with the onion, garlic, pepper and soy sauce, it tastes "foreign." At home, I add Chinese 5-spice paste which gives it a kick, but I didn't have any this morning.

The condo-mates seemed to enjoy the sheetah shur shay. The were very hungry, so it was scarfed down quickly. Everyone said they liked the flavor, but didn't elaborate much. I can tell you, though, it was very good. Perfect texture, semi-sweet and very healthy.

Ingredients:
1/2 onion
2 cloves garlic
1/2 green pepper
1 bunch bok choy
9 eggs
3 tomatoes
soy sauce
3 tablespoons tomato sauce
crushed red pepper flakes
ground Cayenne pepper

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