Egg foo yong #1

12 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Chopped cooked turkey or chicken
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
1 can Bean sprouts, drained
½ cup Chopped, onion
½ cup Chopped, celery
1 tablespoon Finely chopped, green pepper or parsley
6 Slightly beaten eggs
1 teaspoon Salt
Fat for frying

Directions

Brown chicken lightly in butter. Add bean sprouts, onion, celery, and green pepper. Cover and cook a few minutes until onion is transparent. Cool slightly. Spoon chicken-vegetable mixture into beaten eggs, straining out liquid in bottom of pan. Add salt. Mix thoroughly. Pour ¼ cup mixture into hot fat, about ½ inch deep.

Flatten "cake" to ½ inch thickness. Cook until brown on both sides, turning once. Drain and serve hot with sauce. Makes 12 cakes Sauce for Egg Foo Yong:

Juice from cooked vegetables above 1 cup juice from canned bean sprouts 1 T cornstarch 1 t sugar 2 T soy sauce Combine juices, setting aside ¼ cup of liquid. Heat to boiling.

Blend cornstarch, sugar, and the ¼ cup liquid. Add to boiling juice. Cook, stirring constantly until thickened. Add soy sauce.

Recipe from Mary Margaret McBride Encyclopedia of Cooking * Published by Homemakers Research Institute copyright,1959

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