Note: Dried mushrooms, Soyu sauce, bean sprouts, water chestnuts, and
bamboo shoots are for sale by Chinese grocers.



CHOW MEIN

Cut in 1-inch strips
1 pound fresh pork or white meat of chicken, or lobster or crab meat, and
cook in frying pan 5 minutes with
2 tablespoons fat. Add
1 cup water or stock mixed with
1 teaspoon cornstarch. Simmer 3 minutes or until, meat is tender. In
another frying pan put
2 tablespoons fat, add
1 onion cut lengthwise in very fine pieces. Cook 3 minutes, add
1 bunch celery cut in very fine strips 2 inches long, and
1/4 pound dried mushrooms soaked 2 hours in
Cold water, drained and cut in thin slices. Cook 3 minutes, stirring
constantly. Combine mixtures, add
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper and
Few grains cayenne. Pour over fried noodles.

If desired 1/2 pound bean sprouts may be cooked with the celery, and served
in the Chow Mein.

With Chow Mein pass
Soyu sauce.