BASIC OLD FASHIONED CHOW MEIN

BASIC OLD FASHIONED CHOW MEIN image

Yield 4-6

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 stalks celery
2 onions
1 green pepper
1 c mushrooms
2 tbs peanut oil
1 clove garlic, split
dash salt
1/4 c water or broth
2 tbs soy sauce
2 c fresh or canned bean sprouts
2 tbs corn starch
1/4 c cold water

Steps:

slice celery-put on paper towel-dry repeat with remaining vegetables, putting each in its own pile heat oil in wok until almost smoking add garlic and salt, cook until garlic browns-remove add celery and cook on high about 30 seconds push up sides of wok add onions cook another 30 seconds-push up wok repeat with green pepper and then mushrooms-add more oil if necessary add water and soy sauce-reduce heat to medium-cover cook 2 minutes more uncover, add bean sprouts push vegetables up the side of wok, add corn starch dissolved in water to the boiking liquid on bottom of wok stir all together serve on fluffed bed of rice with chow mein noodles add onion, cook 30 seconds