Egg Foo Young

Having sprouted half a cup of mung beans, which became huge, we needed to eat them in something.  So we had Egg Foo Young for breakfast every day that week. The first batch was dressed up with pork and shrimp.  By the end of the week the dish included nothing but egg, sprouts, and one minced green onion.  It is just as good without all the extras!

Egg Foo Young
It's so much prettier at the restaurant.  Then again, it's so much oilier, too.

Pour a tablespoon or two of oil into a pan, and heat it

Drop in a minced green onion, and anything else you want to include, such as diced celery, shrimp, cooked pork or ham, water chestnuts, or sesame oil.

When these are browned a bit, add a good handful of bean sprouts.

While the sprouts are wilting, beat up eggs with soy sauce for the number of people you are feeding.  Then collect the sprouts and other ingredients towards the center of the pan and pour in the eggs.

Allow it to cook unstirred until the eggs are set and a bit browned.  Then turn the whole thing over to brown the other side.

Serve as-is, or with brown gravy poured over it.  It's usual to have rice on the side.

To see a full set of photographs showing how this dish was made, go to this set on flickr.   (It will open in a new tab or window; to return to this page, just close it.) The small pictures are thumbnails; click on each one to see it full-size, and to read the comments under it.  If you prefer to use the slideshow feature, you won't see the captions unless you click on "show info" (top right).