Chow Mein

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 cups lean pork, cut into strips, or 1 hen, cooked and chopped into squares
• 1 cup onion, cut fine
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 2 cups celery, cut into 1-inch strips
• Chicken broth, from cooking the chicken
• 1 can bean sprouts
• 1 can bamboo shoots
• 1 can chestnuts
• 1 large can mushrooms
• 1 small can pimentos
• Thickening sauce: 1/3 cup cold water
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2 tsp soy sauce (La Choy)
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp molasses (La Choy)

Instructions

1. Melt the butter, add the onion, and fry for 5 minutes.
2. Add the meat and brown.
3. Add the remaining vegetables.
4. Let come to a boil and cook 5 minutes, stirring.
5. Serve over La Choy noodles.