Lo Mein Mixture Stir Fried Crabmeat Recipes

CHOW MEIN OR LO MEIN MIXTURE: STIR-FRIED PORK

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Slice pork thin or cut in strips. Slice celery, onion and soaked mushrooms. Cut scallion stalks in 1-inch sections. 3. Heat oil. Add salt, then scallions, and stir-fry until translucent. Add pork stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (2 to 3 minutes). Then sprinkle with soy sauce and sugar and blend in. 4. Add celery, onion and mushrooms stir-fry 2 minutes more. 5. Add stock and heat quickly. Cook, covered, another 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat. Then combine with soft-fried or tossed noodles, as indicated above. VARIATIONS: * Shred the pork and vegetables. Omit the stock and additional cooking in step 5. * In step 2, dredge the pork in a mixture of 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Omit the soy sauce at the end of step 3. * At the end of step 3, also blend in 1 tablespoon sherry. * In step 4, add with the other vegetables 1 cup Chinese cabbage stems, sliced and/or 4 water chestnuts, sliced. * After step 4, add 4 snow peas, cut in half. * Omit the soy sauce in step 3. After step 4, add a mixture of 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sherry, 2 slices fresh ginger root, minced, and a few drops of sesame oil. Continue stir-frying until pork is cooked through and vegetables are done. Omit step 5. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

COLORFUL CRAB STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, bouillon, water and soy sauce until smooth; set aside. In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry carrots in oil. Add the peas, red pepper, ginger and garlic; stir-fry 1-2 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender., Stir cornstarch mixture and gradually add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add crab; heat through. Serve with rice if desired.

CHICKEN LO MEIN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and garlic; toss to coat. Marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the hoisin sauce, water, sugar and remaining soy sauce until smooth. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture; stir-fry until no longer pink. Stir in sauce mixture and spinach., Drain noodles; add to skillet and toss to combine. Cook and stir just until spinach is wilted.

CRAB LO MEIN

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet or wok, stir-fry the onion, green pepper, broccoli and mushrooms in oil for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender. , In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, broth, water and soy sauce until smooth. Gradually stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in crab; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until heated through. Drain pasta; toss with crab mixture.

CHOW MEIN OR LO MEIN MIXTURE: STIR-FRIED ROAST PORK II

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried mushrooms. 2. Slice roast pork, celery, Chinese cabbage and bamboo shoots. Blanch bean sprouts. Stem snow peas. Shred ginger root and crush garlic. 3. Heat oil. Add ginger root and garlic stir-fry to brown lightly. Add pork and stir-fry a few times. Then stir in sherry to blend. 4. Add all vegetables except snow peas, and stir-fry 1 minute more. 5. Add stock and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, 3 minutes over medium heat. Stir in snow peas. Combine mixture with soft-fried (Chow Mein) or tossed noodles (Lo Mein). VARIATIONS: * For the roast pork, substitute cooked beef, ham, chicken, duck, crabmeat, lobster or shrimp. * In step 3, add with the garlic and ginger root 2 scallion stalks, cut in 1/2-inch sections. * When using the mixture as a topping, as in Soft-Fried Noodles I, thicken at the end of step 5 with a paste made of 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon cold water, 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

LO MEIN MIXTURE: STIR-FRIED CRABMEAT

Steps:

• 1. Pick over and flake crabmeat. Blanch bean sprouts. Slice bamboo shoots, mushrooms and onion. 2. Combine soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper and sesame oil. 3. Heat remaining oil. Add remaining salt, then onion stir-fry until translucent. Add mushrooms stir-fry to soften. Add crabmeat and stir-fry 1 minute more. 4. Add bean sprouts and bamboo shoots stir-fry to heat through (about 1 minute). Then combine mixture with tossed noodles (Lo Mein), gently blending in the soy-sugar mixture during the last minute of cooking. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.