This prawn and vegetable Foo Yung recipe is a protein packed Chinese style dish made of vegetables, prawns and omelette.
It is fairly simple to prepare and results in a hearty dish that is large enough for two people to share. Or one if you are very hungry. If you halved the quantities below you could cook it in a smaller pan and voila! A dish for one.
If you wanted to make this vegetarian you could replace the prawns with cubes of tofu.

Prawn and Vegetable Foo Yung
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Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1 tspn sesame oil
- 1 tblspn Tamari sauce
- 2 tbslpn coconut oil
- ½ head broccoli cut into small florets
- 1 red pepper deseeded and thinly sliced
- 2 inch fresh ginger peeled and cut into thin strip
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
- 3 spring onions sliced
- 200 g raw prawns or shrimps
Instructions
- Beat the eggs with the sesame oil and set aside.
- Heat half the oil in a frying pan and add the broccoli, ginger, pepper, garlic and spring onions and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the prawns and Tamari sauce, and cook for a further 2 -3 minutes, until the prawns are pink and cooked through.
- Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.
- Heat the remaining oil and pour in half of the egg mixture, making sure the mixture is spread all over the pan. Cook for about 3 minutes until the egg is set. Flip over and cook for another 1 minute. Remove the omelette and transfer to a plate.
- Add the remaining egg mixture to the pan, repeating the above. Remove the omelette, place on a cutting board and cut into ribbons.
- To assemble, spoon the vegetables over the omelette, then scatter the omelette ribbons all over.
- Eat and enjoy!
Notes
Nutritional Info per serving – 546 Calories, 35g Fat, 46g Protein, 13g Total Carbs, 3g Fibre, 10g Net Carbs
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.
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