Keto egg foo young with gravy

I had been craving egg foo young for some time now, and when I thought about trying to make a keto version never dawned on me that it would be so easy! It’s just eggs and low carb veggies, really. The Chinese have been making vegetable omelets like this for a long time. But the Americanized version we’re used to in their restaurants also involves gravy, which for us low-carbers, can be a struggle since gravies usually use flour or cornstarch. Thankfully, this recipe has neither. It’s also optional to make the gravy. Mine turned out luscious and rich, so if you really love gravy and want to add that component to this dish, I encourage you to give it a try! If you don’t like bean sprouts, you can use shredded cabbage or broccoli slaw, too. I also added a small amount of shredded carrot to mine (about half a small carrot).

INGREDIENTS

• 5 large eggs, beaten
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 1⁄4 cup coconut oil or other high-heat fat (for frying)
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon Glucomannan powder or xanthan gum

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat the oil in a deep skillet.

2. Mix the eggs and vegetables together in a medium-sized bowl.

3. Pour about 1/4 cup mixture in pan as to make a small 3-4″ omelets, frying until golden brown (I use a ladle).  Turn over gently and repeat on each side. Place each fried egg foo young patty onto a paper towel-lined plate to drain the grease, covering the patties with a large bowl or pan lid to keep warm, if desired.

4. While frying the egg patties, heat the broth in a small saucepan until fully heated.

5. Remove the broth from the heat, and sprinkle the glucomannan powder in and stir, let set for 5 minutes. Or if using xantham – dust finely over the sauce and stir well constantly until thickened.

8. Serve the egg foo patties hot, ladled with the sauce, and optionally, garnish with additional chopped green onions.

Makes 5 egg foo young patties.

Recipe notes:

Refrigerated leftovers are great for up to 5 days. I have not yet tried freezing these.

If you have an air fryer, this might be a good recipe to try in one, but I’m not sure how you would ladle the omelet batter – maybe those things have like, muffin cavity pans you use for them?

1. Jackie | July 7th, 2020

   Can’t wait to try this !. It looks great .

   Reply
   • bobbi jo woods | July 7th, 2020

     Hi Jackie, thank you for checking it out. I hope you like it! -BJW

2. Jakki | October 28th, 2020

   Looks yummy and easy!

   Reply
   • bobbi jo woods | November 16th, 2020

     Thanks – I do hope you try it and let us know, Jakki

3. Jackie | March 2nd, 2022

   I’m looking forward to trying this dish … thank you for sharing

   Reply
   • bobbi jo woods | March 2nd, 2022

     Thanks. I hope you like it!