Name: Chicken Egg Foo Young
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 10 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs ((280g, cut into small cubes)); 1 tablespoon water; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 2 teaspoons cornstarch ((divided)); 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil ((plus 4-6 cups for frying, depending on the size of your wok)); 1 medium onion ((about 1 ½ cups diced)); 2 cups mung bean sprouts; 6 large eggs; ¼ teaspoon sesame oil; 1 scallion ((chopped)); Sesame seeds ((optional)); 1 tablespoon vegetable or peanut oil; 1 tablespoon flour; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/8 teaspoon onion powder; 3 1/4 cups low sodium chicken stock; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; 1/4 cup cornstarch; Salt ((to taste))

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Chicken Egg Foo Young

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 50m total

Servings

Calories

29% of a 2,000 cal day

587KCAL

Protein

32g64% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat42g

54%

Saturated8g

40%

Unsaturated34g

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Total Carbs21g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars4g

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incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch15g

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Sodium841mg

37%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A Chinese-American classic of fluffy egg omelets filled with chicken, bean sprouts, and onions, served with savory brown gravy. Crispy outside, tender inside.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

280 gboneless skinless chicken breast — cut into small cubes, 10 oz, or boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 tbspwater
1 tspsoy sauce
2 tspcornstarch
4.1–6.1 cupsvegetable oil — for frying, or peanut oil
1medium onion — diced, 1½ cup
2 cupsmung bean sprouts
6large eggs
¼ tspsesame oil
1scallion — chopped
Sesame seeds — optional
1 tbspvegetable oil — or peanut oil
1 tbspflour
½ tspturmeric
½ tsppaprika
⅛ tspgarlic powder
⅛ tsponion powder
3¼ cupslow sodium chicken stock
2 tspsoy sauce
1 tbspoyster sauce
½ tspsesame oil
¼ tspwhite pepper
¼ cupcornstarch
Salt — to taste

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Method

50m total

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