Mandarin Chow Mein

Categories: Chinese | Pork

Serves: 3 Servings

Ingredients:

2 pk Quick-cooking Oriental
-noodles (3 Ounces)
(with or without flavor
-packets)
2 tb Soy sauce
4 ts Catsup
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
1 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Oriental sesame oil
Nonstick spray coating
4 Cloves garlic, minced
1/4 ts Crushed red pepper
1/2 lb Lean boneless pork (pork
-loin or sirloin), cut
Into thin strips
3 c Thinly sliced cabbage
8 oz Sliced bamboo shoots (1
-can), drained and rinsed
1/2 c Coarsely shredded carrot
2 Green onions, cut into
-2-inch pieces

Instructions:
Cook noodles in 4 cups boiling water for 3 minutes or just until tender,
omitting flavor packets, if present. Drain and rinse noodles; set aside.
For Sauce: In a small bowl combine soy sauce, catsup, Worcestershire sauce,
sugar, and sesame oil; set aside. Spray a wok or large skillet with
nonstick spray coating; heat. Add garlic and red pepper to hot wok or
skillet; cook over medium heat for 10 seconds. Add pork; stir-fry 1 minute.
Add cabbage, bamboo shoots, carrot, and onions. Stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes
more or until onions are crisp-tender and pork is no longer pink. Add
noodles and sauce; heat through, about 1 minute, stirring gently to coat.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, March 1990

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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