Serves: 5
Total Calories: 302

1/2 cup bamboo shoots
1/2 cup celery
1/2 cup water chestnut
1/2 cup onion
2 to 3 tablespoons oils
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons soy sauce
dash pepper
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 pound ham
6 eggs
1 to 2 tablespoon oil

1. Dice bamboo shoots, celery and water chestnuts. Mince onion.

2. Heat oil. Add vegetables and stir-fry 1 minute. Sprinkle with sugar, salt, soy sauce and pepper stir-fry 1 minute more.

3. Remove vegetables from pan drain, and let cool. Then sprinkle with flour.

4. Mince or shred ham. Beat eggs. First fold stir-fried vegetables, then ham, into eggs.

5. Reheat remaining oil. Spoon egg mixture into pan, 2 tablespoons at a time, and turn it over when bottom is done and brown lightly on the other side. Remove omelet and keep warm.

6. Repeat process until egg mixture is used up, adding more oil as needed.

NOTE: This is sometimes called Mandarin-style ham and eggs.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 5
Total Calories: 302
Calories from Fat: 113

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