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Egg Foo Yung

My interpretation of a classic Chinese-American dish
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Chinese
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces boneless, skinless chicken, ground or finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • vegetable oil for frying
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1-½ tsp kosher salt
  • 3 tbsp chicken stock slurry (from the sauce making below)
  • 1-½ tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine, dry sherry or dry vermouth
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1 8-oz can waterchesnuts cut in matchsticks
  • 6 scallions finely sliced
  • 1 recipe egg foo yung sauce below (best to make this first, even a day ahead)
  • steamed rice for serving (from 1 to 1 1-2 cups dried jasmine rice)

Instructions
 

  • In a medium bowl, mix the meat, oyster sauce, and soy sauce until they’re uniformly combined. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a medium sauté pan over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the meat mixture and stir-fry until the meat is just cooked through. Transfer it to a plate.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until they are uniformly mixed and no clear white is visible. Add the salt and 3-tablespoons of slurry (from the sauce below, three tbsp corn starch mixed with 3 tbsp chicken stock)to the eggs and whisk to mix. Add the vinegar, wine, sesame oil, carrot, water chestnuts, half of the scallions, and the cooked meat. Mix well to combine.
  • Pour about ⅛ inch/3 millimeters of vegetable oil into a large skillet and heat over medium-high heat. When it is hot, use a ⅓-cup/80-milliliter measure to scoop the egg mixture into the skillet; make as many as you can fit without allowing them to touch. Fry, turning each egg pancake over when it is slightly brown on the bottom, about 1 minute. Continue cooking until it’s cooked through and set, another minute or so depending on how hot your pan is.
  • Transfer the pancakes to a paper towel–lined plate as you finish each batch. (If you are holding these to serve later, put them in a 200˚F/93˚C oven until you’re ready to serve.)
  • While you are cooking the eggs, strain the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve, return it to the pan, and bring it back to a simmer. Remove from the heat and add the rest of the scallions.
  • Serve the pancakes over rice, spooning plenty of sauce over them.
Keyword butter chicken, chinese dish, eggs