Beef Egg Foo Young | Easy And Delicious Ground Beef Recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken or pork can be more affordable while still providing protein.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos offers a similar flavor.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot is a healthier thickening agent, while flour is more common.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often less expensive.

Finely mince 2 cloves of garlic.

Chop 2 green onions into small pieces, keeping the stem and leafy parts separate.

Cut 1/2 of an onion into thin strips, separating the layers.

Prepare bean sprouts.

Use ground beef, marinated with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, white pepper powder, and cornstarch, mixing in a touch of sesame oil.

Crack and beat eggs evenly.

Prepare a corn starch and water mixture, with a thinner batch for gravy and a thicker batch for the egg.

Add oil to a hot pan over medium high heat.

Add ground beef to the pan, breaking it up while stir frying.

When beef is about 50% cooked, add the stem part of the chopped green onion and stir fry until beef is almost cooked through.

Add minced garlic and stir fry until fragrant.

Add onion strips and bean sprouts, stir frying briefly to mix.

Remove from pan and add to the egg mixture along with more salt, white pepper powder, and the leafy part of the green onion.

Add more oil to the pan if needed, then pour the egg fuyon batter using a ladle, avoiding overcrowding.

Pan fry until the bottom is golden brown, then turn to pan fry the other side until golden brown.

Remove from the pan when both sides are golden.

Prepare gravy by adding unsalted chicken broth to the pan, seasoning with soy sauce and sugar, and stirring until boiling.

Add the thinner corn starch and water mixture, stirring until it thickens, then add a touch of sesame oil.

Pour the gravy over the egg fuyon and serve.

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