Description:

Egg Foo Yung patties with sauce

Source:

Lilann63

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients

• 1 cup (225 ml) cooked ham or pork
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) chopped onion
• 1 cup (225 ml) drained, canned bean sprouts
• 4 tbsp (60 ml) chopped green onion tops
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) soy sauce
• 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
• 3 eggs
• Oil for DEEP frying
• Sauce:
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) chicken stock
• 1 tsp (5 ml) molasses
• 1 tsp (5 ml) soy sauce
• 1 tsp (5 ml) cornstarch
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) cold water

Preparation

• Put meat, onion, sprouts, green onion tops, soy sauce, and salt in a bowl; mix well.
• Stir the eggs lightly into the mixture.
• Use a deep-bowl ladle to spoon out the mixture and lower gently into hot oil.
• Let them fry until they rise to the top; turn each to brown the other side.
• Lift out with large slotted spoon.
• Cover with a little sauce.
• Sauce:
• Heat stock with molasses and soy sauce.
• Combine corn starch with water; stir until smooth.
• Let come to a boiling and cook until thickened.

Comments

Variations: instead of ham or pork, shrimp, chicken, crabmeat, all can be canned or cooked.