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THE CHINESE COOK BOOK
37

CHICKEN CHOP SUEY


CHOW

GUY

PIN

1 chicken cut into fragments
2 cups water chestnuts
2 cups mushrooms
2 cups bamboo shoots
2 cups celery cut into thin pieces

This dish is not known in China. From the name it means simply a variety of small pieces. However, the principles of Chinese cooking are the same.

(a) Put the water chestnuts, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and celery into a hot pan containing oil. Fry for 2 minutes. Add water and cook for 15 minutes.

(b) Put the chicken in a frying-pan containing oil and fry for 5 minutes.

(c) Add the secondary vegetables and mix well.

(d) Add enough primary soup to cover, and cook for 5 minutes.

(e) Add Chinese gravy and stir. Remove from the stove at once.