EGG FOO YUNG RECIPE

Egg Foo Yung

Ingredients for Egg Foo Yung
* 6 eggs, beaten well
* 1 cup shredded cooked meat (roast pork, shrimp, almost any!)
* 2 cups fresh bean sprouts (or 1 can)
* 2 scallions, chopped, including the green ends
* 1 medium onion, shredded
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
* 1 teaspoon MSG (optional)
* 2 tablespoons soy sauce
* 1/2 cup chicken stock or water
* Vegetable oil for frying

How to Cook Egg Foo Yung
1. Make gravy if desired (recipe follows). Preheat oven to 200F.
2. Line a platter with several thicknesses of paper towel.
3. Mix all ingredients except the vegetable oil together in a mixing bowl.
4. Heat a frying pan hot and dry.
5. Put in vegetable oil to a depth of about 1/2 inch.
6. Keep oil at this level by adding more, as some is absorbed in cooking.
7. Bring oil temperature to medium.
8. Stir up the omelette 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.
9. With a ladle or soup scoop, take a scoop of the egg mixture and gently put into the frying pan.
10. When the first omelet has stiffened, gently move it over to make room for the next.
11. The number of omelets you can make at once depends on the size of your frying pan.
12. When one side of the omelet has turned golden brown, turn over gently with pancake turner to fry the other side.
13. When done, transfer from frying pan onto paper−lined platter.
14. Keep warm in oven until all the omelets can be served together.
15. Serve with or without gravy.

Gravy:
* 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
* 1 tablespoon cornstarch
* 2 tablespoons soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon MSG (optional)
* 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper
* Pinch of salt

Making Gravy
1. Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil slowly with frequent stirring.
3. When gravy has thickened, turn heat to very low to keep it warm until ready to use.

OMELET WITH RUM RECIPE

OMELET WITH RUM

Ingredients for Omelet With Rum
* 6 eggs
* 4 Sugar Lumps
* Powdered Sugar
* Jamaican Rum

How to Cook Omelet With Rum
1. Make a plain omelet with six eggs, turn it on a heated platter.
2. Dust it with powdered sugar, and score it across the top with a red−hot poker.
3. Dip four lumps of sugar into Jamaica rum and put them on the platter.

To Serve:
1. Put over the omelet four tablespoonfuls of rum; touch a lighted match to the rum, and carry the omelet to the table, burning.
2. Baste it with the burning rum until the alcohol is entirely burned off.

SPANISH OMELET RECIPE

SPANISH OMELET

Ingredients for Spanish Omelet

* 2 large potatoes, quartered

* 6 eggs

* 2 tablespoons olive oil

* 1 Spanish onion, chopped

* salt to taste

* freshly ground black pepper

How to Cook Spanish Omelet

1. Boil the potatoes in a saucepan of salted water for 15–20 minutes until just tender.

2. Drain and leave until cool enough to handle, then cut the potatoes into slices.

3. Beat the eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper to taste.

4. Heat the oil in a deep non-stick frying pan over a low heat, add the onion and diced potatoes, and sauté for 10–15 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and golden.

5. Preheat the grill to hot.

6. Add the eggs to the frying pan, and cook undisturbed for 5 minutes or until the eggs are just beginning to set in the centre.

7. Slide the frying pan under the hot grill, and cook for a few minutes until the top is golden brown.

8. Serve the omelette hot or cold, cut into wedges.

FRENCH OMELET RECIPE

FRENCH OMELET

Ingredients for French Omelet

* 6 eggs

* 50g/2oz butter

* salt to taste

* freshly ground black pepper

How to Cook French Omelet

1. Place a medium frying pan over a medium heat.

2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper until frothy. Put half the butter in the pan, tilting the pan to coat, then add half the eggs.

3. Using the flat of a fork, stir the centre vigorously for 5 seconds, tilting the pan to move the uncooked egg to the edges.

4. Remove from the pan while the middle is still slightly creamy, as the egg will continue cooking from residual heat.

5. Repeat with the remaining butter and egg, and serve hot.

OMELET WITH POTATOES RECIPE

OMELET WITH POTATOES 

Ingredients for Omelet with Potatoes

* 4 eggs

* 1 cupful of mashed potatoes

* 2 level tablespoonfuls of butter

* 1 tablespoonful of chopped parsley

* 1 level teaspoonful of salt

* 1 saltspoonful of pepper

How to Cook Omelet with Potatoes

1. Beat the eggs, without separating, until thoroughly mixed.

2. Add them gradually to the mashed potato, beating all the while.

3. Add the salt and pepper.

4. Put the butter into a good-sized saute or omelet pan.

5. When hot, turn the ingredients into the pan, and smooth it down with a pallet knife.

6. Let this cook slowly until nicely browned.

7. Fold it over as you would a plain omelet, and turn onto a heated dish.

8. The parsley may be sprinkled over the top, or added to the mixture.