Egg Foo Young (Chinese omelette)
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 omelettes
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Calories
227 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese-American Fussion
Egg Foo Young (Chinese omelette)
Description
This Egg Foo Young recipe features a mixture of eggs, bean sprouts, sliced shallots or green onions, and a choice of protein—either raw prawns or ground pork seasoned with soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. The omelette is cooked in a non-stick skillet with vegetable and sesame oils, starting with a quick garlic sauté to impart aroma. The egg mixture is ladled in portions to form roundish pancakes cooked until the bottom is lightly golden. Accompanying the omelette is a sauce made by simmering corn starch with soy sauce, oyster sauce, Chinese cooking wine (or mirin), sesame oil, and water until it thickens to a thin syrup consistency. This sauce complements the omelette’s tender texture and savory fillings.
The recipe emphasizes flexibility with ingredients, allowing substitution of proteins or vegetables, including raw or cooked additions, ensuring that the dish can be adapted to various preferences while maintaining the expected taste and texture of Egg Foo Young.
Green onions can be replaced with mild onions or leeks, and Chinese cooking wine has alternatives such as mirin or dry sherry. If alcohol is omitted, broth adjustments are suggested to retain flavor balance.
Ingredients
Sauce (Note 1 for Charlie option):
- 4 tsp corn starch or cornflour
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce or all purpose (Note 2, light
- 2 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine (shaoxing wine) OR Mirin (Note 3)
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 cup / 250 ml water
- white pepper dash
Omelette:
- 6 egg
- 2 cups bean sprout just eyeball it
- 4 shallots white part only, sliced, or green onions
- salt
- white pepper
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 garlic finely chopped, clove
- ONE Filling of Choice, below (Prawn or Pork)
Option 1: For Prawn /Shrimp Egg Foo Young
- 100 - 120g/3.5 - 4 oz small prawns peeled and deveined (Note 4, chopped, raw, aka shrimp
Option 2: For Pork Egg Foo Young :
- 100 - 120g/3.5 - 4 oz ground pork or chicken, turkey, beef or veal, mince is alternative term
- 1/2 tsp soy sauce each
- 1/2 tsp oyster sauce each
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- sesame oil dash
Garnish (optional):
- sesame seed sliced
- green onion sliced
Instructions
Sauce:
- Mix cornflour and soy sauce. Then add remaining ingredients.
- Pour into a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to simmer, stirring constantly. Simmer for 1 minute until sauce thickens to thin syrup consistency. Remove from stove, set aside.
- MICROWAVE option: Microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir very well, microwave for another 1 1/2 minutes until thickened. Mix well again.
Pork Filling:
- Place pork in a bowl, add remaining ingredients. Use fork to mix through.
Omelette:
- Whisk eggs in a bowl.
- Add beansprouts, green onions, pork or prawns, salt and pepper. If using pork, crumble the raw pork in with fingers (see video). Mix through.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil and drizzle of sesame oil in a non stick skillet over medium heat. Add a bit of garlic and quickly saute (10 seconds) and push into centre of skillet.
- Ladle in 1/4 of batter. Use spatular to push edges in to form a round(ish) shape.
- Cook until the underside is light golden (about 1 1/2 minutes) then flip and cook the other side for 1 minute. The raw meat will cook through in this time. Repeat with remaining egg to make 4 omelettes (use 2 pans if you can!).
- Slide omelette onto plate. Pour over sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions, if using.
- Serve with a side of rice and steamed vegetables of choice. Double the sauce if you want enough to pour over the rice and veggies! (Click on Servings to scale recipe up).
Notes
- You can substitute proteins with various meats or seafood; raw proteins will cook through during frying.
- Vegetables can be added raw or cooked according to type; harder veggies benefit from pre-cooking.
- Green onions may be replaced by other onion varieties or leeks, cooked or raw.
- For the sauce, mirin or dry sherry works as a substitute for Chinese cooking wine; omit alcohol and adjust liquids accordingly if preferred.
- Frozen or precooked shrimp can be used after thawing and drying.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4omelettes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 227 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 227cal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 309mg | 103% |
| Sodium | 838mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 203mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 356IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 80mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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