Egg Foo Young
HB-2608 · Hand-built original · Chinese
Fluffy egg patties with celery, mushrooms, and chicken or shrimp, topped with savory oyster sauce gravy. Ready in 20 minutes.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce, for the gravy
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 4 teaspoons water
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 cup cooked chicken or shrimp, chopped
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced mushrooms
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onion whites
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion tops, for garnish
- Vegetable oil, for frying (about 1/4 cup)
Method
- Make the gravy first: stir the cornstarch and water together in a small bowl to make a slurry. Combine the chicken stock, oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
- Stir the slurry again, whisk it into the simmering stock, and cook for about 1 minute, until the gravy thickens and turns glossy. Keep warm over low heat.
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl with the light soy sauce and sesame oil until well blended.
- Fold in the chicken or shrimp, celery, mushrooms, and green onion whites until the fillings are evenly distributed.
- Heat about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a small nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat until it shimmers.
- Ladle in about 1/2 cup of the egg mixture and spread the fillings evenly. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the bottom is golden and the edges are set.
- Flip the pancake and cook 1 to 2 minutes more, until just cooked through. Slide it onto a warm plate and repeat with the remaining mixture, adding more oil as needed.
- Spoon the warm gravy over the pancakes, garnish with the green onion tops, and serve at once with steamed rice.
Prep: 10 min · Cook: 10 min · Total: 20 min