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IanBish

IanBish

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Hello, I love a nice Chinese takeaway. I've switched from my usual special fried rice to a prawn or mushroom foo yeung. I used to have a small egg fried rice as a side, but today I had bean sprouts. I like them, but they didn't really go. I know I could fry up some cauliflower rice, but does anyone have any ideas of a side that I could buy to go with it?

Thanks for any ideas.
 
I usually just have the foo yeung, but my local Chinese does dry salt and pepper ribs which are nice and spicy and I sometimes have them instead, used to share with hubby but he doesn’t eat red meat anymore. I find takeaway Chinese the hardest cuisine of all to get anything suitable.
 
Personally I think it's as easy to make an omelette at home - cheese, mushroom, onion, prawn etc. - and have salad as it is to get a takeaway. But I don't like the takeaway in the village I live in and the next one is 8-10 miles drive each way.
 
Thanks for the replies. I did try and make a mushroom foo yeung at home, but it didn't work. My local Chinese takeaway does a very small egg fried rice, which I might risk from time to time. That, with the foo yeung, doesn't seem to have that much of an effect on my blood sugar.
 
CatsFive said:
Personally I think it's as easy to make an omelette at home - cheese, mushroom, onion, prawn etc. - and have salad as it is to get a takeaway. But I don't like the takeaway in the village I live in and the next one is 8-10 miles drive each way.
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Adding soy sauce (or coconut aminos) and Chinese 5 spice, ditching the cheese and folding it as you cook make it all a bit more authentic foo yung rather than English omelette

for other home options look up crackslaw or egg roll in a bowl recipes.

I did a great keto beef and broccoli Korean dish this week (blend of two recipes) Fundamentally minced beef, soy, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and broccoli. Done in minutes and very tasty. I just had this but cauli rice would go well (home made or micro packets available ) or lightly sauté thin strips of cabbage as noodles

Tonight is satay chicken www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/chicken-satay-sauce
 
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IanBish said:
Hello, I love a nice Chinese takeaway. I've switched from my usual special fried rice to a prawn or mushroom foo yeung. I used to have a small egg fried rice as a side, but today I had bean sprouts. I like them, but they didn't really go. I know I could fry up some cauliflower rice, but does anyone have any ideas of a side that I could buy to go with it?

Thanks for any ideas.
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I think bean sprouts go fine with a foo yung and the two are high on my options. I find Chinese trickiest and don’t have it more than maybe once a year as a result but I also look at stir fried veg and meat dishes without a sauce or a carefully chosen one. I also ask that no sugar be added when cooking and they don’t have an issue with that.
 
HSSS said:
Adding soy sauce (or coconut aminos) and Chinese 5 spice, ditching the cheese and folding it as you cook make it all a bit more authentic foo yung rather than English omelette
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I might try that. Thanks.
 
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