Egg Foo Young (Chinese Omelette)

Egg Foo Young (Chinese Omelette)

from recipetineats.com
10 min
10 mins

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 4 as part of a banquet.

Ingredients

  • 4 tsp cornflour / corn starch
  • 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce, or all purpose (Note 2)
  • 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
  • Dash of white pepper
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups bean sprouts (just eyeball it)
  • 4 shallots/green onions, white part only, sliced
  • Salt and white pepper
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • ONE Filling of Choice, below (Prawn or Pork)
  • 100 – 120g/3.5 – 4 oz chopped raw small prawns/shrimp, peeled and deveined (Note 4)
  • 100 – 120g/3.5 – 4 oz ground/mince pork (or chicken, turkey, beef or veal)
  • 1/2 tsp EACH soy sauce and Oyster Sauce
  • 1/4 tsp sugar
  • Dash of sesame oil
  • Sesame seeds, sliced green onion

Directions

  1. 1

    Sauce:

  2. 2

    Mix cornflour and soy sauce. Then add remaining ingredients.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    Pork Filling:

  6. 6

    Place pork in a bowl, add remaining ingredients. Use fork to mix through.

  7. 7

    Omelette:

  8. 8

    Whisk eggs in a bowl.

  9. 9

    Add beansprouts, green onions, pork or prawns, salt and pepper. If using pork, crumble the raw pork in with fingers (see video). Mix through.

  10. 10

    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.

  11. 11

    Ladle in 1/4 of batter. Use spatular to push edges in to form a round(ish) shape.

  12. 12

    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!).

  13. 13

    Slide omelette onto plate. Pour over sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and green onions, if using.

  14. 14

    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).