Name: Egg Foo Young: An Authentic Chinese Version
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 small onion, peeled and sliced; 2 tablespoons groundnut oil; 2 medium-sized ripe tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges; 6 eggs; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 1½ teaspoons salt; 115 g (4 oz) bean sprouts

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Easy Family Dishes

By Ken Hom

Published 1998

About

I came across this version of a typical stir-fried egg dish in a remote village on one of my many trips to China. It is simple and easy and makes the most of fresh ingredients.

Ingredients

6 eggs
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1½ teaspoons salt

Method

Break the eggs into a bowl, then stir in the sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of salt and the pepper and beat the mixture thoroughly.

Heat a wok or large frying pan over a high heat until it is hot. Drizzle in the groundnut oil and, when it is very hot and slightly smoking, toss in the onion and garlic