Description
Taiwan night market famous 'O-a-jian (Oyster omelet)' is a mass of starch and oil. This replaces the dough with powdered oatmeal for a dieter's obsessive low-carb arrangement.
Restaurants serving Oatmeal Oyster Omelet
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Oatmeal(Yanmai)
- Oysters
- Egg
- Garland chrysanthemum(or napa cabbage)
- Sweet chili sauce
- Veg oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Powder oatmeal in a blender, mix with water into gooey dough.
- Heat oil in a pan, briefly fry fresh small oysters (O-a).
- Pour oatmeal dough, coat oysters.
- Drop beaten egg, bake with dough, top with garland chrysanthemum (or napa cabbage) and flip.
- Bake both sides, plate, dump special sweet/spicy 'Tianla Jiang sauce' to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Junk aroma of sweet chili sauce and oyster ocean scent
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Shrimp or squid (as Yanmai Xiaren Jian)
Pairing
Unsweetened Oolong tea、Taiwan Beer
Trivia
[For Youth] Lacks the 'jiggly' jelly-like texture of real O-a-jian, but oatmeal savoriness and egg flavor match exquisitely. A god-tier recipe trending among youth wanting 'night market vibes without gaining weight'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Bake dough until crispy, sprinkle Taiwan's unique 'Jiao Yan Fen (pepper salt)' instead of sweet sauce to eat like a snack!
Allergen
Seafood (Oysters), Wheat (Oatmeal), Egg, Soy (from sauce)