Thursday, February 14, 2013

Egg Foo Young

Time: 15-20 minutes
Very easy & quick recipe

vegetarian egg foo young

cut cabbage

beat eggs with onion, black pepper

use firm tofu instead. I ran out of firm tofu so had to resort to silken tofu

cooking egg foo young

cooking sauce over low-medium heat

Ingredients:
sesame oil, 1 tsp
chopped onion, 1/2 cup
1/3 cup chopped green onion
1/3 cup chopped carrots
1/4 cup green peas
1/2 cup tofu (use firm tofu but if you do not have, silken is fine)
1 cup chopped cabbage
5 eggs, beaten
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
Sauce/gravy:
1 tsp cornstarch
1-2 tbsp soy sauce, depending on how salty you want it to be
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 cup of hot water

Garnish:
cilantro
white pepper

  1. Beat eggs in a large bowl with green onion, salt, black pepper
  2. Add carrots, salt,cabbage to the bowl. Mix
  3. Heat pan, reduce to medium heat, add oil, fry in onion
  4. Add egg mixture to pan (1 cup at a time)
  5. In a separate small pot, container of sauce ingredients. Turn on low-medium heat until it becomes a thick consistency
  6.  Once egg is cooked, add sauce on top
  7. Garnish with cilantro & white pepper
  8. serve with rice
Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day!

[Recipe adapted from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/egg-foo-young/]

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