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Cantonese Crispy Omelette Recipe
Cantonese-style crispy omelette, otherwise known as egg foo yong, is a simple dish that can be found in any Hong Kongese household or at high-end restaurants. They’re versatile, incredibly delicious, and great to include in a spread of Chinese dishes. Make omelettes, but the Cantonese way, with our omelette recipe.
Meal: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Cantonese, Chinese
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Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Sauce:
- 4 tsp of cornflour
- 1 ½ tbsp of light soy sauce
- 2 tsp of oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp of Shaoxing wine
- ½ tsp of sesame oil
- 250ml of water
- ¼ tsp of white pepper
Omelette:
- 6 eggs
- 220g of bean sprouts
- 4 shallots, sliced
- ¼ tsp of salt
- ¼ tsp of white pepper
- 120g of shrimps, peeled and deveined
- ½ tbsp of vegetable oil
- 1 tsp of sesame oil
- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
Equipment
- 2 bowls
- 1 saucepan
- 1 whisk
- 1 pan
- 1 spatula
Directions
- In a bowl, mix cornflour and soy sauce.
- Add oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, water, and white pepper. Mix until well combined.
- In a saucepan, pour in the sauce and bring it to a light simmer for 1 minute over medium heat. Remember to stir constantly.
- Once the sauce has reduced and thickened into a syrup consistency, remove from heat and set aside.
- In another bowl, crack and whisk the eggs.
- Add bean sprouts, shallots, salt, white pepper, shrimps, and mix.
- In a pan over medium heat, add the vegetable and sesame oil.
- Add the chopped garlic and sauté until fragrant.
- Pour a quarter of the egg mixture into the pan. In each batch, use a spatula to push the edges in, forming a round shape.
- Cook for 1 minute on each side until golden brown. Repeat with the rest of the egg mixture.
- Transfer the omelette to a platter, ladle the sauce over, and serve!
Protein Swap
Here’s how you can turn this shrimp omelette recipe into a pork omelette instead. Ingredients to prepare are 120g of minced pork, ½ tsp of soy sauce, ½ tsp of oyster sauce, ¼ tsp of sugar and ¼ tsp of sesame oil. Combine all the ingredients with the eggs and cook the same way as the shrimp omelette!