Pan Fried Egg Foo Yong Recipes

EGG FOO YOUNG

Steps:

• Crack 6 eggs into a large bowl.
• Clean barbeque pork into thin slices.
• Blanch the bamboo shoot in hot water for half a minute. Remove and cut it into thin slices.
• Add the barbeque pork, chopped onions, slices of mushrooms, bamboo shoot, bean sprouts, salt, light soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch into the whisked eggs. Mix well.
• Heat up some vegetable oil in the wok. When it starts to become smoky. Remove the excess oil from the wok. The wok is now coated with a ten layer of hot oil.
• While the wok is still hot, pour the egg mixture into the center. The edge of the egg will immediately bubble and puff up.
• Once the edge is puffed up, reduce the heat to medium or low and like it undisturbed until the bottom is set. You can swirl the egg around in the wok.
• Cook bottom side of the egg pancake until golden brown. Tuen the egg over and cook the other side. When it tun aromatic and golden brown, remove and place it on a chopping board.
• Cut the egg into wedges (much like pizza). Dish out and serve.
• If you prefer to serve it with the sauce, just put all the ingredients in B in a pot, bring it to a boil.

EGG FOO YOUNG

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat, heat sesame oil and lightly fry the onions, celery and sprouts. Stir in cornstarch and add shrimp, soy sauce and salt. Stir until well blended. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.
• Return the pan to the heat, and add the beaten eggs. Fry the eggs while stirring gently. Return the vegetable and shrimp mixture to the pan while the eggs are still liquid. Finish frying until eggs are fully cooked.

EGG FOO YOUNG

Steps:

• Preheat a griddle over medium heat and brush it with some oil.
• Whisk the eggs in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the chicken, mushrooms, bean sprouts, bok choy, carrots, scallions, bell pepper, grated ginger and garlic. Season with salt and pepper.
• Using a large spoon, drop about 1/2 cup of the mixture onto the griddle for each "pancake". Cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, mix the cornstarch with a splash of chicken stock to dissolve. Combine the remaining stock, the cornstarch mixture, tamari, hot sauce and sliced ginger in a small saucepan. Boil until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Discard the sliced ginger.
• Put 2 pancakes on each plate and top with the gravy.

EGG FOO YUNG II

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a large bowl. Add the celery, onion, bean sprouts, mushrooms, chicken, beef, pork, salt and pepper. Mix together.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet or wok and brown egg mixture 1/2 cup at a time. When all of the mixture is browned, set aside.
• To Make Sauce: Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water in a small saucepan; add sugar and soy sauce and blend well over medium heat. Add cold water and cornstarch and stir until thick and smooth. Serve with Egg Foo Yung.

MA'S EGG FOO YONG

Steps:

• EGG FOO YONG:.
• Beat eggs, stir in salt, pepper & sherry.
• Heat 1/2 to 3/4 Tbs of oil and stir-fry onion and bamboo shoots for 1.5 minutes, add meat, bean sprouts and soy sauce, stir-fry one minute more.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• When cool stir into egg mixture.
• Heat 1 Tsp oil in pan. Slowly pour in approx 1/4 egg mixture into mold (if not using mold you may have to "help" the mixture stay in patty shape). Cook until set & lightly brown, remove mold, turn and cook until other side is browned. Add more oil as needed.
• SAUCE:.
• Bring all ingredients except water and corn starch to a boil. Dissolve corn starch in water, stir into mixture, bring to a boil until thickened. Serve over Egg Foo Yong.

BASIC PAN-FRIED EGG FOO YUNG

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs then season with salt. 2. Shred or dice meat and vegetables (see Basic Pan-Fried or Deep-Fried Egg Foo Yung: Combinations). Mix well with eggs. 3. Heat oil. Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons of egg mixture into pan to make one small omelet. (Fry each omelet separately.) Turn it over when bottom is done and brown lightly on the other side. Remove omelet and keep warm. 4. Repeat process, adding more oil as needed. Serve omelets either plain, or with Egg Foo Yung Sauce I or II (see Seasonings and Sauces). VARIATIONS: * In step 1, add to the beaten eggs any or all of the following: 1 or 2 scallion stalks, minced 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 teaspoon sherry 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder dash of pepper The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

TOFU "EGG" FOO YUNG

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the tofu, wrap in paper towels and place a heavy weight on top. Press for about an hour. While the tofu is pressing, chop the vegetables.
• Heat a wok to hot. When hot, add the oil and swirl to coat the wok. Add the celery and leeks, sauté for a few minutes, add the mushrooms and water chestnuts and cook for another minute or so. Place in a bowl and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Crumble the tofu, add the rest of the ingredients and blend well together. Scoop out a 1/4 cup of the mixture and shape into a patty on a oiled baking sheet. Brush the top of each patty with oil, flip over and brush the other side. Bake for 15 minutes, gently flip over and bake another 15 minutes.
• To make the gravy, heat the broth with the soy sauce and sugar. Combine the cornstarch with a little bit of cold water and mix until smooth. When the broth comes to a boil, slowly add the cornstarch mixture and stir to desired thickness.
• Top the foo yung with gravy and garnish with the green onions, serve immediately.

DEEP FRIED EGG FOO YOUNG

Steps:

• 1. Follow steps 1 and 2 of "Basic Pan-Fried Egg Foo Yung". (You may, if you wish, not beat the eggs first but stir them in with the meat and vegetables until well mixed.)2. Heat oil until it foams (it should be about 2-1/2 inches deep). Carefully drop egg mixture into oil with a ladle, tipping the ladle to release the omelets. (For a 3-inch omelet, allow 1/2 cup of egg mixture for a smaller one, 1/4 cup.)3. Let omelet rise to the top (this will take about 2 minutes). Baste with hot oil to brown. Then flip omelet over, using a spoon and spatula, or 2 spoons, and baste to brown the other side. Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling. Keep warm.4. Repeat process until egg mixture is used up. Serve omelets either plain, sprinkled lightly with soy sauce.