THE CHINESE COOK BOOK
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FRIED NOODLES
炒
CHOW麵
MIN
- 2 pounds Chinese noodles
- 1½ cups onions cut into threads
- 1 cup raw pork cut into threads 1½ inches long
- ¾ cup roast pork cut into threads
- 1 egg fried and cut into threads 1½ inches long
- 2 tablespoonfuls lard
- 1 tablespoonful Chinese sauce
- 1 tablespoonful cornstarch
- 3 cups primary soup
Get the noodles from a Chinese noodle store. There are two kinds, so in ordering state that you want noodles for Chow Min.
Egg threads are made by beating an egg well, pouring it into a hot oiled pan, then letting it run all over the surface of the pan, forming a thin layer of yellow egg about one-sixty-fourth inch thick.
To make Chow Min, proceed as follows:
(a) Put the lard on the noodles, and steam for ½ hour.
