Egg Foo Young (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)
My paleo Egg Foo Young recipe is a fantastic portable savory meal can be eaten with your hands, and are totally adaptable to whatever fillings you have in the kitchen. It's perfect for gluten-free packed lunches!
Servings: 10 patties
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- ¼ cup coconut flour or ½ cup cassava flour
- 1 teaspoon Red Boat fish sauce or kosher salt, to taste
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup diced ham or cooked meat of choice
- 10 ounces frozen spinach thawed and squeezed dry
- 2 scallions sliced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ghee or avocado oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, coconut flour (or cassava flour), fish sauce, and apple cider vinegar until smooth.
- Mix in the ham, spinach, scallions, cilantro, and baking soda, and some freshly ground black pepper.
- Melt a tablespoon of ghee in a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Use a large disher (3-tablespoon size) to plop the batter in the pan, and flatten the pancake to ½-inch thick with the back of a spoon. I can comfortably fit 3 pancakes in my 12-inch skillet at a time – don’t overcrowd them!
- Fry without disturbing the patties for 2 minutes before flipping the pancakes over and cooking it on the other side for about 1-2 minutes more. The pancakes are cooked through when the centers bounce back when you press down on them with your finger.
- Repeat until you’re out of batter. As each pancake finishes cooking, transfer it to a wire rack to cool. Then, plate ’em up and serve!
Notes
- I like these pancakes plain, but they’re also wonderful topped with sriracha, guacamole, Spicy Pineapple Salsa, or Mango Avocado Salsa. If you want to smother them in a Whole30-friendly brown gravy, you can spoon on Umami Gravy. Also, All-Purpose Stir-Fry Sauce is a simple and delicious dipping sauce.
- Want to use leftover stir-fry as the filling? Chop it up into bite-sized pieces and use about 2 cups in place of the frozen spinach and ham.
Nutrition
Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Fiber: 2g