Egg Fu Young (Peony Flower Eggs)

Name: Egg Fu Young (Peony Flower Eggs)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups chicken broth (or one 15 oz can with 1 oz water added); 1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce; 2 tablespoons arrowroot or 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 4 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce (sambala); 8 beaten eggs; 12 ounces fresh bean sprouts (loosely 1 1/2 cups); 1 cup shelled deveined chopped raw shrimp (or two 4 oz cans baby shrimp or 1 cup thawed frozen baby shrimp); 1/2 cup chopped mixed mushrooms; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 teaspoons arrowroot or 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 thinly sliced green onions; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; vegetable oil, for cooking

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

SAUCE MIXTURE
2 cups chicken broth (or one 15 oz can with 1 oz water added)
¹⁄₄ cup reduced sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons arrowroot or 2 tablespoons cornstarch
4 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce (sambala)
EGG MIXTURE
8 beaten eggs
12 ounces fresh bean sprouts (loosely 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup shelled deveined chopped raw shrimp (or two 4 oz cans baby shrimp or 1 cup thawed frozen baby shrimp)
¹⁄₂ cup chopped mixed mushrooms
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons arrowroot or 2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 thinly sliced green onions
¹⁄₄ teaspoon white pepper
vegetable oil, for cooking

directions

WHISK the SAUCE ingredients well in a medium bowl.
POUR into a medium saucepan.
BRING sauce to full boil until sauce thickens; REDUCE heat to low; STIR as needed before serving.
BEAT eggs; ADD remaining egg mixture ingredients; COMBINE well.
ADD 1 tablespoon oil to 8-inch saucepan or omelet pan over medium heat.
POUR enough egg to cover bottom and swirl it around to coat sides; COOK 2 minutes.
CAREFULLY flip eggs over; COOK one additional minute.
REPEAT process with remaining egg mixture, refreshing egg mixture before cooking each batch to insure uniformity, and replenishing oil).
POUR a moderate amount of warm sauce to cover.
SERVE and ENJOY!

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Reviews

I had some bean sprouts I needed to use so I went looking for something like this recipe. WOW it was delicious!! I halved the recipe, and I only had about 1/4 cup of shrimp available so I used it. The sauce is delicious and so are the "patties" most certainly a do-over. Thank you!

Teddys Mommy
This is one of my favorite quick meals and the variation given here is a great starting place but feel free to customize this dish to your own taste and make it your own.

TamJoaZoc

Tweaks

Serve over Steamed Rice.

TamJoaZoc
I skipped the sesame oil and chili-garlic sauce (sambala) I don't normally use therm so did not have on hand although will try them sometime. In the Sauce, I used: 1 teaspoon or so, of Plum Vinegar 1 teaspoon or so, of Nuoc cham.

TamJoaZoc
The only Major change I would recommend is to fry it in Peanut Oil. Vegetable Oil will work in a pinch but greatly diminishes the flavor. This recipe calls for using just a bit of oil in the pan but you could also use more oil and deep fry the patties if you prefer.

TamJoaZoc
Than for the Egg mixture feel free to keep it vegetarian or add any combination of meat you want, pork, chicken, squid, shrimp and various shellfish are all commonly used.

TamJoaZoc