Egg Foo Young (Chinese omelette)
Recipe video above. This is how the Chinese do omelettes! Egg Foo Young was created as a recipe to use up leftovers, so make this your own using what you have - see Notes for the formula. Otherwise, use EITHER the prawn/shrimp or pork filling. Makes 4 small omelettes, serves 2 as meal with rice, or
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- 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.
- Place pork in a bowl, add remaining ingredients. Use fork to mix through.
- 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).
Nutrition per serving
Protein16g
Carbs7g
Fat15g
227kcal
16gProtein
7gCarbs
15gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$35722.00
$35722.00
Per Serving
$8931.00/serving
$8931.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$71444.00 vs buying!
~$71444.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (71% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| cornflour / corn starch | 4 tsp | $4.00 |
| light soy sauce | 0.5 tbsp | $8.00 |
| Oyster Sauce | 2 tsp | $13.00 |
| Chinese Cooking Wine | 1 tbsp | $4.00 |
| sesame oil | 0.5 tsp | $2.00 |
| / 250 ml water | 1 cup | - |
| Dash of white pepper | - | - |
| eggs | 6 | $196.00 |
| bean sprouts | 2 cups | $47.00 |
| shallots/green onions | 4 | $218.00 |
| Salt and white pepper | - | - |
| vegetable oil | 2 tbsp | $24.00 |
| sesame oil | 1 tsp | $5.00 |
| arlic clove | - | - |
| ONE Filling of Choice | - | - |
| - 120g/3.5 - 4 oz chopped raw small prawns/shrimp | 100 | $24207.00 |
| - 120g/3.5 - 4 oz ground/mince pork | 100 | $10991.00 |
| EACH soy sauce and Oyster Sauce | 0.5 tsp | $3.00 |
| sugar | 0.25 tsp | - |
| Dash of sesame oil | - | - |
| Sesame seeds | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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