Egg Foo Young (Chinese omelette)
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Egg foo young is a Chinese-style omelette filled with vegetables and your choice of shrimp or pork. Served with a savory sauce, it's a flexible dish that uses up pantry staples and leftovers.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 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
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 25M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 15m
- Sodium
- 944mg
- Total sugar
- 4g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 653mg
- Calcium
- 126mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 944MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.