PORK EGG FOO YOUNG NUTRITION RECIPES

Steps:

• Soak dried mushrooms.
• Shred roast pork, Chinese cabbage stems, bamboo shoots, and soaked mushrooms.
• Slice water chestnuts thin.
• Heat oil.
• Add vegetables and pork; stir fry 1 minute.
• Then cook, covered, 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat.
• Drain and let cool.
• Beat eggs.
• Stir in salt, sugar and stir fried ingredients.
• Heat remaining oil.
• Fry mixture as small omelets, or divide mixture in half and pan fry as 2 separate large omelets.
• Turn over to brown each side.
• NOTE: This omelet is sometimes called Subgum Egg Foo Yung because of its many and varied ingredients.
• VARIATIONS--------.
• For the bamboo shoots, substitute 1 cup bean sprouts, blanched.
• For the Chinese cabbage, substitute celery, blanched.
• In step 3, add with vegetables and pork 1 slice fresh ginger root, minced; 6 scallion stalks, slivered; and 1/4 cup smoked ham, shredded.

Steps:

• Place stock and ketchup in small pot, then stir up a slurry of soy sauce and cornstarch and add to stock
• Bring sauce to a low boil, reduce the heat and thicken while you prepare the eggs
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat with oil, brown sausage or pork and crumble, remove to paper towel-lined plate and reserve
• Leave enough oil and drippings to lightly coat pan, add mushrooms and brown, add leeks and carrots and toss 1 to 2 minutes, add cabbage, ginger and garlic, and season with salt and white pepper, add sprouts and the reserved sausage, combine, then remove half of the mixture to a plate
• Whisk up the eggs and stir up soy, sesame and cornstarch to make a slurry, then add it to the eggs
• Pour half the eggs over the vegetables and pork in the skillet and cover, cook to brown bottom and set on top to desired doneness
• Top pan with a plate and flip, then top egg foo yung with half the gravy, scallions and sesame seeds, if using, and serve
• Repeat with remaining ingredients, adding more oil to pan if necessary