Chicken / Pork Egg Foo Young

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Pork Egg Foo Young is a very simple dish in Chinese restaurant that you can make at home for your family. This authentic recipe is quick and easy to prepare even for a beginner in the kitchen.

A plate of deep-fried egg foo young with tomato sauce drizzled on top and garnished with green leeks.

If you’re craving something savory, fluffy, and complete with protein and fiber, then Egg Foo Young (Fu Yung Hai) needs to be on your dinner menu. This Chinese-American classic is like an omelet’s more exciting cousin—loaded with veggies, protein, and smothered in a rich, savory tomato sauce.

I grew up eating this at my local takeout spot and I fell in love with it, so I cook this often. My family loves it.

Egg Foo Young is incredibly versatile, so you can customize it with whatever ingredients you have on hand—shrimp, pork, chicken, or just keep it veggie-packed.

You can always pair it with some equally delicious sides. Start with the comforting Egg Drop Soup. Think steamed jasmine rice to soak up all that tasty gravy, a simple stir-fried Green Beans Garlic for some crunch, or even a side of Shrimp Balls or Pork and Broccoli Stir Fry. Finish with Lemon Ginger Tea, Oolong Milk Tea or Butterfly Pea Flower Tea.

This simple recipe is worth trying because it is so easy to make and very delicious. Let’s make it!

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Adults and kids love this – It has crispy texture on the outside and soft on the inside, making this a favorite dish to every adults and kids.
Healthy – It has a complete protein, fibre, and carbs inside, so it is a healthy dish.
Quick and easy – This dish is very quick and easy to make.
Inexpensive – The ingredients are all easy-to-get and inexpensive.

Recipe Ingredients

Egg Foo Young or Fu Yung Hai ingredients with labels.

Ingredient Notes

Pork – Add pork slices or ground pork.

Vegetables – Here I use carrots, cabbage, and green onion/leeks. You may add bean sprouts if you like.

Flour – You can use all purpose flour or cake flour.

Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list below

Variations

This recipe is very versatile. You can substitute the vegetables or the meat in it. You can even have whole shrimp egg foo young if you like it.

Add shitake mushrooms if you like. Experiment with other meats like chicken, turkey, or beef.

How to Make

Photo collage of mixing the ingredients together in a bowl.

STEP 1. Chop cabbage coarsely. Mince leeks. Cut the carrots in matchsticks shape, using a mandolin cutter will be faster. Slice the meat thinly or you may grind it. Set aside. Chop the shrimp coarsely.

STEP 2. Break the eggs in a big bowl. Beat the eggs with a fork. Put in meat and shrimp, garlic, flour, cabbage, leeks, carrots. (Images 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Photo collage of mixing the ingredients and preparing for deep-frying.

STEP 3. Mix well with a fork or spatula (Image 6). Heat oil for deep frying. Make sure the oil is hot by sticking a bamboo chopsticks in it (Image 7). If it has bubbles, it is hot enough. Pour 1-2 ladle of egg foo young mixture into the oil. Let it set for a while before flipping to the other side. (Image 8)

Photo collage of deep-frying the egg foo young until golden brown.

STEP 4. Let it fry until the color turns golden brown. Take it out of the wok, drain the oil on a cooling rack. (Images 9, 10, 11, 12)

A collage photo of how egg foo young gravy is cooked.

STEP 5. Put tomato sauce, chili sauce, salt, sugar, in a bowl (Image 13). Pour 100-200 cc water. Mix well. Put on low heat (Image 14). Let it simmer. Mix the slurry (cornstarch and water) (Image 15). Pour in the cornstarch slurry (Image 16). Let it thicken.

STEP 6. Serve the crispy omelette on a plate, drizzle with the gravy and decorate with some leeks or parsley.

Pro Tips

Divide the batter into small portions to fry for better storage if you have plan to keep it for the next day.
Do not keep the batter unfried in the chiller. The vegetables tend to get watery.
You may want to separate the sauce when serving. Or if you like it soggy, soak the omelette with the gravy.
Add green peas into the sauce for more flavor.
Pork meat can be substituted with chicken or minced beef. If you want to have shrimp egg foo young, substitute the whole meat with shrimps.

How to Serve

Egg foo young is already packed with protein and veggies. Serve it up with some steamed white rice. For extra sides, try adding some Char Siu Roast Pork or Crispy Pork Belly.

Top it all off with a refreshing Asian drink like Lemongrass Pandan Drink or Butterfly Pea Flower Drink.

FAQs about Egg Foo Young

Can I omit the chili sauce in Egg Foo Young gravy?

Sure. You can just use tomato sauce which is not spicy.

Why does my batter get watery?

When you mix vegetables in, the batter will start to get watery, so you need to deep-fry it right away.

Can I fry just smaller part each?

Yes, this recipe calls for 2-3 round parts. If you want to make it smaller, just use smaller ladle to scoop the batter.

A plate of deep-fried egg foo young with tomato sauce on it and green leeks on top.

Storage and Reheat

If you think you can’t finish the egg foo young on the same day, do not pour the sauce on top of it. Take some of the egg foo young that you think is enough for you. Pour the sauce only on the portion that you want to eat.

Keep in a closed container for the next day with the sauce separately. You can reheat in an air frier or simply fry it on a pan. Heat the sauce with microwave or on a pan.