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Chicken Egg Foo Young

Chicken Egg Foo Yung

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Rebecka Evans

Ingredients

  • 2 boneless chicken breast sliced thinly
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 green onion white part only
  • ¼ cup shaved carrot
  • 2 cups bean sprouts
  • 1 medium onion sliced thin
  • 1 can water chestnuts drained and sliced
  • 6 large eggs
  • 3 Tablespoon vegetable oil divided
  • ½ teaspoon salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds

FOR THE GRAVY

  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • 2 Tablespoon Oyster sauce
  • ¼ cup cornstarch

Instructions

  • Marinate chicken in 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ½ teaspoon sesame oil, 1 garlic clove, and minced green onion, white part only. Rest for 5 minutes in marinade.
  • Slice onion thinly
  • In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs till fluffy. Add to the bowl, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, carrot, onion, drained and sliced water chestnuts, and bean sprouts. Toss to combine
  • Heat a wok on medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to wok. Cooked chicken until done. Remove from wok and set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Add chicken to vegetable and egg mixture and toss to combine.
  • Add 1 tablespoon oil to wok. Place a scoop of egg foo yung mixture in the hot wok and cook for 2 minutes on one side. Flip and continue cooking until egg is set, about 2-3 minutes more. Continue until all mixture is made into pancakes.

To Make the Gravy

  • In a small mixing bowl combine, soy sauce, chicken stock, oyster sauce and ¼ cup cornstarch. Whisk to combine. Pour ingredients into the wok and cook over medium heat until thick. Add salt pepper to taste. If mixture is too thick, add 1 tablespoon water at a time until desired consistency is reached.

Notes

To Serve:
Drizzle hot gravy over the cooked Egg Foo Yung. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onion tops. Enjoy this meal with steamed rice.
Adapted from Anne Stone (my moms recipe)