EGG FU YUNG

Serves 4


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Egg Fu Yung, a deep fried omelette served with a sauce, is a well known Chinese American restaurant dish, but in China omelettes are not deepfried and are never served with a sauce. Here are both versions using the same ingredients, although the listing is arranged for the first version.


Sauce
  • 1 Cup Chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine
  • Dash of white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon oriental sesame oil

  • 3/4 Cup finely shredded cooked turkey, veal or chicken
  • half Cup finely shredded onions
  • half Cup bean sprouts
  • half Cup shredded celery
  • half Cup thinly sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 5 extra large eggs, well beaten
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
  • 2 cups oilfor deepfrying, or 5 tablespoons for stir frying


Deep Fried Version


1. Bring the stock to a boil in a saucepan. Add the soy sauce, wine and pepper. Turn down the heat. Give the cornflour mixture a stir and gradually pour it into the stock while stirring constantly until the sauce thickens. Add the sesame oil and stir once more. Keep the sauce warm.

2. Combine the meat, vegetables, eggs, salt and pepper and mix well.

3. Heat a wok and add the 2 cups corn oil. When the oil is very hot, about 350_ F., ladle in onefourth of the egg mixture. The egg will float; as it sets, ladle in another fourth of the mixture. Continue until you have 4 omelettes frying. Deepfry the omelettes until the bottoms are lightly browned, then turn them over and brown the other side. Use 2 spatulas to remove each omelettefrom the wok, pressing lightly to squeeze out some of the excess oil. Place on a serving platter. Reheat the sauce until hot, stirring once or twice. Pour the sauce over the omelets and serve.


Stir Fried Version


1. Heat a wok over medium heat until hot. Add 2 tablespoons oil. Add the meat and vegetables. Stir fry a few seconds and add the salt and pepper. Continue to stir fry for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and spread the cooked mixture on a platter to cool slightly. Clean out the wok.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the beaten eggs with the meat and vegetable mixture.

3. Reheat the Wok. When the oil is very hot, pour in the egg mixture. use a spatula to push the mixture back and forth as the eggs set. Flip portions of the egg mixture over so that it browns slightly on the outside, and turn offthe heat while the egg mixture is still soft on the inside. Serve hot.


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