Chow Mein

Ingredients

• cans bean sprouts
• 1/2 lbs. ground beef
• tsp. salt
• cups chopped onions
• cups chopped celery
• Tbsp. soy sauce
• Tbsp. bead molasses
• Black pepper to taste
• Chicken stock or beef stock or water
• Chopped chicken (optional)
• Chinese noodles
• Cooked rice

Method

1. 1

   Scramble beef in frying pan until the beef has changed color.

2. 2

   Then pour the meat into a large cooker, such as a round roaster.

3. 3

   Fry the onion in a little margarine and add to the meat mixture.

4. 4

   Then fry the celery in a little margarine and add to the meat and onions.

5. 5

   Then add liquid to cover (chicken stock or beef stock if possible; if not, water).

6. 6

   Cook 20 to 30 minutes.

7. 7

   Then add 2 cans bean sprouts (well drained), also 4 Tbsp. soy sauce and 2 or 3 Tbsp. bead molasses and black pepper to taste.

8. 8

   Cook 10 to 15 minutes and then before serving, thicken mixture with flour paste.

9. 9

   Serve on a bed of rice or Chinese noodles.

10. 10

    Over the top sprinkle pieces of chopped, cooked chicken if you like.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 34. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOW MEIN cans bean sprouts 1/2 lbs. ground beef tsp. salt cups chopped onions cups chopped celery cans bean sprouts Tbsp. soy sauce Tbsp. bead molasses Black pepper to taste Chicken stock or beef stock or water Chopped chicken (optional) Chinese noodles Cooked rice

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