Moo Shu Vegetables
A northern Chinese stir-fry of fluffy egg, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms, cabbage and carrot, rolled up at the table in thin Mandarin pancakes brushed with hoisin sauce.
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Scramble the eggs
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour in the eggs and stir gently for about 1 minute so they set in big, soft pieces, not browned. Remove and break into bite-size bits.
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
✅ Done when: eggs are set in soft pieces with no runny liquid left
Fry the mushrooms
Add the remaining oil to the same wok over medium-high heat, then the garlic and ginger, and stir for 15 seconds until fragrant. Add the shiitake and and stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ginger
- 8 shiitake mushrooms
- 10g
✅ Done when: mushrooms are fragrant and slightly softened
Add the vegetables
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Scramble the eggs
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Pour in the eggs and stir gently for about 1 minute so they set in big, soft pieces, not browned. Remove and break into bite-size bits.
- 4 eggs
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
✅ Done when: eggs are set in soft pieces with no runny liquid left
Fry the mushrooms
Add the remaining oil to the same wok over medium-high heat, then the garlic and ginger, and stir for 15 seconds until fragrant. Add the shiitake and and stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp ginger
- 8 shiitake mushrooms
- 10g
✅ Done when: mushrooms are fragrant and slightly softened
Add the vegetables
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The Story Behind the Dish
Mu xu began in Shandong and became a fixture of Beijing home and restaurant cooking. The original is a stir-fry of egg, wood ear mushrooms and vegetables, usually with sliced pork, eaten with rice or steamed bread.
Serving it rolled in thin pancakes with hoisin — borrowed from the way Peking duck is eaten — became the signature of Chinese restaurants abroad.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Rolling your own pancakes at the table makes it a fun, hands-on meal, and it's naturally rich in vegetables.
💡 Fun Fact
The name is often said to refer to osmanthus flowers, because the scrambled egg looks like their small yellow blossoms.
Shandong & Beijing
39.90°N, 116.41°E
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