Chicken Chow Mein

* Exported from MasterCook II *

Chicken Chow Mein

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken Oriental
Poultry Meats
Wok

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 pound Egg noodles
1 1/2 cups Shredded chicken
1 medium Onion -- sliced
2 cups Celery sliced diagonally
2 Celery stalks sliced -- diagonally

1 1/4 cups Fresh mushrooms -- OR
3/4 cup Canned mushrooms
1/2 cup Sliced water chestnuts
1/2 cup Bamboo shoots -- sliced
1 cup Fresh bean sprouts -- OR
1 1/2 cups Shredded celery cabbage
3 tablespoons Soya sauce
Salt
Pepper
4 tablespoons Oil

1. Prepare and slice all ingredients. Cook noodles in salted boiling
water. Drai n in colander, run cold water over noodles to remove
excessive starch from them.
Reserve.

2. Place oil in wok, heat to smoking point. Add chicken and onions,
salt to it and stir fry 3 minutes, then add celery, celery cabbage or
bean sprouts, stir fr y briefly, cover wok, cook ingredients 2
minutes. Lift cover off wok, add water chestnuts, bamboo shoots,
mushrooms, soya sauce, and cook for 3 minutes longer, with wok cover.
Lift cover of wok 2 or 3 times to stir ingredients so that everything
can be coo ked through. When ingredients are cooked, add pepper, more
salt, if desired. Mix
drained noodles in, stir everything up thoroughly.

NOTE: Use egg noodles only. Macaroni does not contain egg and will
break up whe n stirred as for chow mein. Shrimps or pork could be
substituted for the meat ab ove or for super deluxe chow mein, a 1/2
of each meat may be used.

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