Ingredients:

  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 Tbs soy sauce
  • 6 eggs beaten well
  • 1/8 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • vegetable oil for frying
  • 2 cups fresh bean sprouts
  • 1 medium onion shredded
  • 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
  • 2 scallions chopped including the green ends

Method:

  • Line a platter with several thicknesses of paper towel and preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
  • Mix all the ingredients except the vegetable oil together in a mixing bowl.
  • Heat a frying pan so it is hot.
  • Put in the vegetable oil to a depth of about 1/2 inch.
  • Keep oil at this level by adding more as some is absorbed in cooking.
  • Bring oil temperature to medium.
  • Stir up the Foo Yung mixture each time before you take a scoopful of it out in order to have the proper ratio of liquid and solid ingredients in each.
  • With a soup scoop take a scoop of the Foo Yung mixture and gently put into the frying pan.
  • When the first Foo Yung has stiffened gently move it over to make room for the next.
  • The number of Foo Yung you can make at once depends on the size of your frying pan.
  • When one side of the Foo Yung has turned golden brown turn over gently with pancake turner to fry the other side.
  • When the Foo Yung is done transfer from the frying pan onto paper lined platter.
  • Keep the Foo Yung warm in the oven until all the Foo Yung can be served together.
  • Serve with gravy enjoy your freshly made Foo Yung!
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