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Egg Foo Young -pork and shrimp

Egg Foo Young - Chinese Omelette

Prep : 5 minutes
Cook : 10 minutes
Author : Anna Lee
Cuisine : Chinese
5 from 5 votes
Serving : 3
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Egg Foo Young (Chinese omelet) is a Chinese Cantonese dish. It takes only 15 minutes to prepare. It's tender, soft and healthy, the best idea for dinner.

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 100 g ground pork ,(or chicken, ham, turkey, beef)
  • 100 g shrimp ,peeled and deveined
  • 3 scallions or green onions ,sliced
  • 2 bowls bean sprouts
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

EGG FOO YOUNG GRAVY:

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 200 ml chicken bone broth or water, (Note 1)

GARNISH (OPTIONAL):

  • Sesame seeds, sliced green onion

Instructions

PREPARE INGREDIENTS:

  • Wash the bean sprouts and remove the root. (Note 2)
    Peel and devein the shrimp. How to do it, you can refer to Chinese Shrimp With Lobster Sauce.
  • Prepare a pot of water and let it boil. Add the bean sprouts and drain them on a plate after 1 minute. Set aside. (Note 3)
  • Add the shrimp to the pot and drain them on a plate after 1 minute. Set aside. (Note 4)
  • Heat the pan on medium heat and fry the ground pork in it until it's brown and smells good. Don't stir until the bottom is brown. (Note 5)

EGG FOO YOUNG GRAVY:

  • Put soy sauce, oyster sauce, black pepper, water and fish sauce in a pot. Let it boil and then add cornstarch water to thicken the sauce. Pour it in while stirring and take it off the heat after 1 minute.

CHINESE OMELETTE:

  • Whisk the eggs, a teaspoon of oil and cornstarch in a bowl and add the scallions, shrimp and ground meat to the bowl. Mix them well with the egg.
  • Heat the pan over medium heat and pour in the oil. Pour in the egg and add the bean sprouts. Turn the heat down to low and cover the lid. (Note 6)
  • Fry them until the underside is lightly golden (about 1 1/2 minutes), then fold half of the eggs into a crescent with a spatula.
  • After 1 minute, flip the omelet to the other side and cover the lid for another minute. (Note 7)
  • Transfer the omelet to a plate, drizzle with grvey and sprinkle with scallions.
  • Ready to serve.

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Tips & Notes:

  1. You can use chicken bone broth, chicken stock, or water. Here you'll learn how to prepare chicken bone broth (more economical than chicken broth).
  2. The root of bean sprouts is difficult to chew and doesn't contain nutrients. So it's better to remove them. The nutrients are only at the tip. If you don't mind, you can leave them.
  3. The uncooked fresh bean sprouts smell like straw. It's best to scald them and drain them so the smell disappears.
  4. You should scald and drain the shrimp because they contain a lot of water. They won't come out of the water when you fry them with the omelet if you do. This can cause the omelet to break.
  5. Don't fry the meat immediately. In this way, the meat doesn't come out with water, but sears and smells good.
  6. Place the bean sprouts on the same side so that the omelet can be easily folded in half.
  7. If it's difficult to flip the omelet, you can take a plate and place it on top of the omelet and then flip the pan with the plate so the omelet keeps its shape.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 100g Calories: 246kcal (12%) Carbohydrates: 7g (2%) Protein: 21g (42%) Fat: 14g (22%) Monounsaturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 339mg (113%) Sodium: 1052mg (46%) Potassium: 293mg (8%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 578IU (12%) Vitamin C: 3mg (4%) Calcium: 79mg (8%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
Keyword: Chinese omelet,Egg Foo Young
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