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Keto Egg Foo Young

With pork and prawns Keto Egg Foo Young we make!

Who doesn’t love Chinese take away? I guess everyone does. And Egg Foo Young is a popular item on the menu. Now I haven’t seen it in India on a take out menu like EVER. But it turns out back in the day it used to be served in some restaurants in Bombay. My parents told me the story of how they ate it at a restaurant called China Garden. But for whatever the reason it vanished from the menu. Now thanks to the internet, I’ve discovered it.

So I figured I’d give it a try and make a Keto version. I mean it’s already pretty Keto apart from having a bit of corn flour/corn starch in it. But it’s perfect. It’s also very similar to the Thai style omelet which I’ve made before so I can’t wait to try this!

Where is the sauce?

Now Egg Foo Young is normally served with a brown sauce or gravy (at least in the USA). I decided to follow the original and leave out the gravy. There was another reason for this too. The gravy is mostly thickened with corn starch and it also has oyster sauce. Both are not really Keto friendly. Now I could have skipped the oyster sauce and used xanthan gum to thicken it. I just really don’t like the texture of sauces with xanthan gum. So if you do want to try making it it’s just some chicken stock, soya sauce and xanthan gum reduced down. And that’s it. You got the sauce.

Honestly this packs so much flavour from the pork and prawns it really doesn’t need it. It doesn’t even need a Keto rice or side dish. I deliberately didn’t add too many veggies either. But you can add some veggies to this or serve yourself some on the side. Just sautee them in a pan with some butter and salt and garlic powder maybe. It’s up to you.

Keto egg foo young

Nutrition Info (Per serving)

  • Calories: 227
  • Net Carbs: 2g
  • Carbs: 2g
  • Fat: 16g
  • Protein: 16g
  • Fiber: 0g

This recipe makes 4 servings. Get this recipe on myfitnesspal.

Keto Egg Foo Young

Keto egg foo young

Keto Egg Foo Young

A Keto version of the classic Egg Foo Young
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the pork and prawn mixture

  • 100 grams Ground Pork
  • 100 grams Shrimp or Prawns
  • 20 grams Spring Onion just the white part
  • 10 grams Minced Garlic
  • 1 Tbsp Soya Sauce
  • 1 Tsp Rice Wine Vinegar
  • Stevia to taste About 1/2 Tsp 1:1 sugar replacement
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tsp White Pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

For the egg foo young

  • 5 Eggs
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Tsp White Pepper
  • Stevia to taste About 1/4 Tsp 1:1 sugar replacement
  • 1 Tsp Soya Sauce
  • 1 Tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 1 Tsp Coconut Flour
  • 1 Spring Onion Middle & Green Part cut into big pieces
  • Pork & Prawn Mixture
  • Oil for Frying

Instructions
 

For the pork and prawn mixture

  • In a large wok heat up 1 tbsp olive oil and add in the spring onion white and minced garlic. Sautee till the onion is translucent and the garlic is just turning golden brown.
  • Add in the ground pork and sautee till the meat is cooked. Make sure to break up any big chunks you want almost individual grains of pork.
  • Then add in the prawns, season with salt, white pepper, stevia, soya sauce and vinegar and give everything a good mix.
  • The prawns/shrimp will take literally 2-3 minutes to cook after which you get them off the heat. If there is some meat/prawn juices in the pan no problem, that can go into the egg mixture.

For the egg foo young

  • Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl and add the salt, white pepper, stevia, soya sauce and the coconut flour. Whisk the eggs till they are nice and frothy
  • Add in the spring onion middle/greens after reserving a few for garnish. Then add the pork and prawn mixture and mix well.
  • An a large wok heat up a good amount of oil, maybe 50-60ml if not more. You can also just make this in a frying pan like a regular omelet no problem.
  • Once the oil is nice and hot ladle in a big spoon of the egg mixture and let it fry. You will notice the egg start to puff up. That's the hallmark feature of the egg foo young.
  • Now if it's too big you can break it into 2 pieces and flip otherwise using your kitchen tools flip it over. Repeat the process till all the egg mixture if over. You can also pout the entire mixture in and do it in 1 go but it will be much harder to do. Better to do it in 3-4 batches so you get smaller omelets.
  • Serve with some Keto rice or eat as it is. I think it's tasty enough on it's own.
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3 Comments

    1. I did it with pork and with chicken as well. Both version came out amazing. Added bean sprout when I had some at hand. The base recipe is just perfect so it is easy to tweak it to your own taste. Quick and easy recipe to learn that will become a fixture in our rotation..

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