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Egg Foo Young

27 February, 2014 by Slim Palate 8 Comments

Egg-Foo-Young-From-Slim-PalateI realize that this recipe has somewhat of an odd name, but fear not as the name doesn’t imply anything unusual at all. In fact the recipe utilizes quite common ingredients other than the fact that it has fish sauce in it, but I’m hoping you have some because if you don’t then you are missing one of the keys to happiness. I promise you fish sauce is like a magic elixir that makes all things umami packed and delicious. Just make sure you find a quality brand like Red Boat who’s ingredients consist of only 2 things; wild caught anchovy and sea salt.

Baby-SpinachNow this recipe isn’t something that I could’ve manifested myself at all. I actually learned about it in one of my favorite cookbooks Nom Nom Paleo Food For Humans. Egg Foo Young is a Chinese dish that translates to lotus egg, which actually makes me kind of wonder why I didn’t just name this post “lotus egg” because that sounds a bit more elegant in my opinion, but I digress. This dish consists of beaten eggs with chopped ham, and an assortment of vegetables like mushrooms, bean sprouts, or in this case spinach.

Farm-Fresh-EggsEgg Foo Young is served in a plethora of ways ranging from smothering it in a gravy and sandwiching it between two pieces of white bread. Clearly I’m not going to suggest you cram it in-between two slices of white bread or cover them in a flour based roux gravy but I did put my Paleo Chili Garlic Sauce on it and it was fantastic. I even gave up a few to my parents for them to taste test with me after I made them. Needless to say we went back for seconds and had just enough left over to snack on later. And by just enough I mean like 1 or two. Which ended up disappearing the next day.

Egg-Foo-Young-FryingOut of the many cookbooks that I own Michelle and Henry’s book is very unique in comparison because of all of the incredibly clever and comical illustrations that accompany her wonderful recipes. I’m not 100 percent certain what this dynamic duo is working towards with such a fantastic mascot being the pigtail mini-Michelle but I absolutely adore it. If you’re looking for a cookbook with fantastic recipes and a unique twist on cook-bookery then I highly recommend this one.

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Egg Foo Young
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
A recipe for Chinese Egg Foo Young adapted from Nom Nom Paleo: Food For Humans by Michelle Tam and Henry Fong/Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC 2013.
Serves: 3-4
Ingredients
  • 6 eggs
  • ¼ cup coconut flour
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
  • ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup diced ham
  • ¼ cup diced prosciutto (if you can't find prosciutto you can simply use a full cup of ham and skip the prosciutto)
  • 5 ounces fresh spinach finely chopped
  • 2 large green onions sliced thinly
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • ghee for frying
  • optional things for serving: Paleo Chili Garlic Sauce, Paleo Sriracha
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut flour, fish sauce, and apple cider vinegar until smooth and lump-free. Stir in the prosciutto, ham, spinach, green onions, cilantro, and baking soda, and season with pepper to taste.
  2. In a large cast iron pan or skillet, heat enough ghee to coat the bottom of the pan over medium heat until shimmering. Scoop a quarter cup of the bater into the pan, and flatten it with the back of a spoon until it's about ½ inch thick. Cook undisturbed for 3 minutes, until golden brown. With a spatula, carefully flip over the egg foo young and fry for another 2 to 3 minutes or until cooked through.
  3. Transfer the patty to a wire rack and repeat step 2 until all of the pancakes are cooked, being careful not to overcrowd the pan.
  4. Serve immediately by itself or with any topping you like.
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Comments

  1. Aprilynne Pike says

    28 February, 2014 at 10:18 am

    Ooooh! I’ve whipped up the NomNom one for a quick lunch, but this is substantial enough for dinner for my fam of 6! Putting it on my calendar!! (Can’t wait for the cookbook, BTW. Made your vanilla bean scones the other day for company and everyone raved!!)

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  2. Christina says

    8 March, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    Ive been looking forward to making these little beauties all week and I finally did tonight!! I love all things eggs…and so do my 3 men:) I used at least a good handful of cilantro and added garlic because I thought it would taste good. Oh and let me tell ya…we chowed them down. They were simple, fast, and had such great flavor. Thank you for sharing a delicious addition to our family dinners.

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  3. marla says

    13 March, 2014 at 4:02 am

    The eggs sound good enough to whip up for breakfast in a couple of hours and I probably will. It is your photography that has me floored though. You have some of the best food photography on the web.

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  4. m says

    14 March, 2014 at 11:10 am

    Where do you buy Red Boat fish sauce? Do they carry it at Central Market in Houston?

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  5. Matt says

    9 April, 2014 at 4:47 pm

    I just made these, they were phenomenal. They came out light and fluffy and had a distinctly Asian flare to them. I cooked them with coconut oil which was perfect.

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  6. Lail | With A Spin says

    30 April, 2014 at 6:54 am

    I like the name lotus egg and may use it when I publish my egg foo young recipe. I also use fish sauce. Beautiful photography.

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  7. Kelly@TheNourishingHome says

    5 December, 2014 at 1:54 am

    An absolutely spectacular recipe, Joshua! And your photography is just gorgeous! I so enjoy your new book – I received it as a gift! What a talent you are! I’m putting a link to this recipe in my meal plan this month to subscribers and also including a link to it in my meal plan at The Better Mom. I hope it brings many new friends your way. I know you’ll take good care of them with your delicious recipes! Blessings to you, Kelly

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  8. Celeste Holstein says

    21 May, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    My family loved these! I’ve never had the real thing, but my husband has and he loved how fresh they tasted. I had trouble getting my coconut flour to mix in so I buzzed it for a second in the Vitamix and then added in my veggies and garlic sauteed shrimp (I couldn’t find good proscuitto this trip!)

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