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Egg Foo Yung
"One of my favorite Chinese dishes. Great for a brunch, lunch or supper. Posted by request."
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- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 6 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup fresh bean sprout
- 1⁄4 cup minced scallion
- 1⁄4 1/4 cup celery or 1/4 cup shredded Chinese cabbage
- 4 water chestnuts, minced
- 1⁄3 - 1⁄2 1/3-1/2 cup pork or 1/3-1/2 cup minced shrimp
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 2 -3 tablespoons peanut oil (or other cooking oil)
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Foo Yung Sauce
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
directions
- Mix eggs, vegetables, meat and soy.
- Heat 2 tsp oil in a 4-6 inch skillet over moderate heat for 30 seconds.
- Add 1/3 cup egg mixture and fry as you would a pancake until lightly browned on the bottom, turn over and brown flip side.
- Keep warm (but do not stack), while you fry remaining pancakes, adding more oil if needed and stirring egg mixture before adding to pan.
- Foo Yung Sauce: In a pan, heat broth, soy, sugar and vinegar.
- In a bowl, blend cornstarch and water.
- Add to sauce and cook, stirring, until sauce bubbles and thickens.
- Serve with hot Egg Foo Yung.
Questions & Replies
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What is the nutritional content Thanks
Reviews
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This is a great egg foo yung recipe - I've never had much luck getting the patties to stay together, but these shaped up very nicely. I did use one more egg than in the recipe. I used the bean sprouts, which are fast becoming a favorite vegetable. Definately a keeper recipe - thanks! -
This ranks among the best Egg Foo Young I've ever had. I made it with small thawed shrimp which I left whole. I didn't have water chestnuts so I used celery. The water chestnuts would have been great in this dish. The chicken brooth sauce was just delicious! Next time I'm going to make this vegetarian with sauteed mushrooms. I served this dish with rice and stir fry broccoli. I had some problems keeping it in round pattie shapes but think next time I'll use a small rd. frypan instead of my big electric one. Thank you Lorac. My family is still raving. -
I have never liked Egg Foo Yung from restaurants, but my husband has started making this recipe, and I love it. He doesn't mix the meat and veggies into the eggs, but pours the eggs into the pan and drops the meat/veggie mixture into the top of the "pancake" before he flips it. It is always beautiful and delicious. -
Was good I seperated the egg yoke and in a metal bowl whip the whites to a stiff peak then fold in with yokes and vegetable added a little baking powder .Gravy was a packet of brown gravy -
I LOVED the patties! I always (& did use) use FRESH ingredients. I loved being able to add more meat to my liking. Tasted JUST like restaurant quality! It's part of my home made oriental Valentine's Dinner 07 tonight~! I didn't like the sauce, but added oyster sauce in place of the vinegar.. The addition of vinegar was too strong for me; but the oyster sauce added the zing I like. GREAT! Great! GREAT!
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Tweaks
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Tried it myself and the eggs were way too liquid, so in the next batch, I beat 2 Tsp. of cornstarch into the eggs before adding the solid ingredients and I got perfect patties.
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To get a thicker sauce doubled the cornstarch, and I used Hoisin sauce instead of Soy Sauce and sugar. I use Bok Choy (it's what I had) instead of: cup minced bamboo shoots or 1?8 cup celery or 1?8 cup shredded Chinese cabbage 2 water chestnuts, minced I used peanut oil first time, then sesame seed oil, both good.
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We left out the vinegar and the sauce was much better. Maybe a personal taste thing?
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Changed the gravy recipe
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Fantastic. Easy recipe. I halved the recipe since I'm a family of one. I made the shrimp one. I also threw in an extra egg but realized after that it was not necessary. I had no corn starch so I used Xanthan gum instead. Tastes exactly like the Chinese food I grew up on at my local Chinese food restaurant. Thanks!
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