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Grandma Fisher's Chow Mein Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Chicken and Broth:
1 fresh whole roasting chicken
1 medium yellow onion
2 carrots, unpeeled and halved
2 celery stalks, halved
6 sprigs green parsley
5 sprigs fresh thyme
6 sprigs fresh dill
½ head garlic, unpeeled cut in half
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
¾ teaspoon whole black peppercorns

Chow Mein Sauce
¼ small yellow onion, diced small
1 ½ cups shredded carrots
1 can water chestnuts, drained
4 celery stalks, diced
2 cans bean sprouts, drained
¼ cup soy sauce
Directions:
Directions:
Broth:
Cut up chicken and place in large pot. Add all ingredients listed under broth, cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer uncovered for 2 hours (see note for optional version). Remove chicken and set aside. Strain broth into another pot and throw out all the rest.

Sauce:
Cut up chicken and put in broth on medium heat. Add all vegies listed under sauce. When vegies are softened stir in soy sauce. Mix ⅓ cup cornstarch with ⅓ cup water and slowly add to pot. Boil to thicken. Freezes well.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Makes 3-4 quarts chow mein
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
Depends on version you make
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Jenny made this other version to avoid all the fussing with the chicken and aromatics in mom's original recipe. Saves a couple hours! This is also excellent!

If you don't want to do the raw chicken and aromatics, you can substitute everything under broth as follows:

Start with 1 large box chicken broth and one rotisserie chicken (skinned and diced) and put in large pot. Follow all the directions starting under sauce.

 

 

 

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