Egg Foo Young Recipe - Better than Takeout! (2024)

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Is egg foo young a healthy choice? ›

Egg Foo Young is one of the healthiest Chinese takeout meals if made at home! While restaurants tend to cook the omelettes in a LOT of oil, when made at home it's a low fat, high protein, low carb dinner option.

Egg foo young is more than just an omelet

Well, it's basically a pancake, fried fritter, and omelet all in one. The secret to good egg foo young is how well the ingredients are mixed. Done right, it becomes fluffy and delicious.

While distinctly Chinese American, egg foo young has its roots in China, where there are variations of the dish throughout the eastern coast. In China, it's sometimes dotted with preserved radish or oysters (common in Fujian) or char siu pork (typical of Hong Kong).

It is traditionally served with gravy. However, there is an equally delicious recipe for this Chinese omelette that does not include gravy. The Chicken St. Paul is a cooked Egg Foo Young omelet served between two slices of bread with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and onions.

The only difference is that egg foo young includes a homemade egg foo young sauce. This gravy sauce enhances the flavor of the whole dish; it's basically the secret ingredient. It's made from chicken broth mixed with oyster sauce, sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch and water.

Egg Foo Yung is a Chinese egg omelet. The name is Cantonese and means "hibiscus egg." Egg Foo Yung (also spelled Egg Foo Young and Egg Fu Yung) is made with beaten eggs and most often ham, but—as with the omelet we are all familiar with—a variety of meats and seafood as well as vegetables can also be added.

Chicken, beef and shrimp pan-fried with bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots and eggs in a special brown sauce.

You can keep the leftover egg foo young pancakes in the fridge for up to four days or freeze them for up to four months. I reheat them by popping them in a toaster oven or an air fryer set at 375°F for 5 to 8 minutes or until heated through.

The most important difference between a regular egg omelette and authentic egg foo yung is the filling. There are countless variations you can embrace with the basic egg foo yung recipe, but the ingredients list will usually include an assortment of vegetables like onions, bean sprouts and mushrooms.

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Serving Egg Foo Yung

You could probably eat Egg Foo Yung on its own but I cannot eat it without a rich Chinese gravy and white rice. The gravy is made from a mixture of chicken broth, oyster sauce and soy sauce that gets brought to a simmer and thickened with a cornstarch slurry.

Never leave cooked eggs or egg dishes out of the refrigerator for more than 2 hours or for more than 1 hour when temperatures are above 90° F. Bacteria that can cause illness grow quickly at warm temperatures (between 40° F and 140° F).

Store your leftover egg foo young in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat on the stove or in the oven (not in the microwave!) for the best results.

Shrimp egg foo yung contains 2.9 g of saturated fat and 380 mg of cholesterol per serving.

Normally egg fried rice is packed with unhealthy calories from tons of cooking oil. However, this healthy version is much better for you and the egg adds protein, vitamins, and nutrients. Eggs can be a great part of a healthy diet and are a good source of protein as well as tons of nutrients.

Beef Egg Foo Yung (young) (1 patty) contains 3.4g total carbs, 2.9g net carbs, 8.5g fat, 8g protein, and 120 calories.

Shrimp Egg Foo Yung (young) (1 cup) contains 6.7g total carbs, 5.2g net carbs, 15.2g fat, 14.7g protein, and 221 calories.