Dinner is always an exciting adventure because I use so many different
cookbooks and so many different recipes, but it’s especially rewarding when someone
asks me for the recipe.
J I am posting this
Cantonese style recipe by request!
Chinese Beef Patties with Noodles :
4 servings
From:
Family Circle HAMBURGER COOKBOOK, c1978
1 pound ground beef
1 egg
¼ cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
¼ tsp ground ginger
8 ounces mushrooms
8 ounces frozen cut green beans
1 red bell pepper (or half green and
half red)
¼ cup chopped green onions
1 tbsp canola oil
1 can (5 ½ ounces) bamboo shoots
1 envelope instant chicken broth (I used a Knorr’s Chicken Cube)
2 ½ cups water (divided)
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 pound Chinese egg noodles (I used Chow Mein Noodles made by Double
Happiness
Foods of B.C. Canada)
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·
Next
make ground beef patties:
o
Lightly
beat the egg in a large mixing bowl. Add
beef, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, and ginger.
Mix well.
o
Preheat
broiler.
o
Shape
rounded tablespoonfuls into 2 inch balls.
(I pressed the mixture into a 1/8
cup measure and came out with 17 balls.)
o
Flatten
balls slightly on grill pan.
o
Brown
on both sides: mine took 5 minutes on
first side and 2 minutes on flip side.
o
Set
aside beef patties.
·
Put
green beans on a plate by the stove to thaw.
·
Chop
red pepper and set aside on a plate by the stove.
·
Chop
green onions and add to the plate of chopped peppers.
·
Slice
mushrooms and set aside on a plate by the stove.
·
Drain
bamboo shoots well and add to the plate of mushrooms.
·
Boil
water and measure 2 cups of it. Stir in
chicken bouillon until dissolved. Add 3
tbsp soy sauce to this and set by the stove.
·
Put
cornstarch in a small bowl by the stove.
Do not add water until just before cooking.
·
Follow
directions for noodles. I had to soak
mine for a minute in hot water and then drain them and set aside until almost
the end.
·
Put
1 tbsp oil into a Dutch oven and set on the stove with a wooden spoon
handy. Do not heat it yet.
·
Set
the table, but keep the plates in the kitchen for plating.
·
Make
a pot of Chinese tea just before you start to cook.
TIME TO COOK: this is super easy if someone else does the
stirring while you just say what to do next J.
·
Heat
the oil in the Dutch oven over high heat.
·
Add
the green beans, chopped red peppers, and the green onions. Stir for 30 seconds.
·
Add
the 2 cups of chicken broth and soy sauce mixture. Also add the beef patties, mushrooms, bamboo
shoots, and noodles. Don’t stir. Just cover and cook for 5 minutes. You want all this to heat up but then you’ll
want to lift out the noodles.
·
Meanwhile,
blend cornstarch with ½ cup water.
·
Transfer
noodles from Dutch oven to a serving bowl.
·
Stir
cornstarch into Dutch oven and cook,
stirring constantly, for one minute over high heat to thicken.
·
Plate
the noodles.
·
Dollop
the meat patties and sauce onto the noodles and SERVE with the Bean Sprout Salad!
Travelling has long been an obsession in our family and we aim to see as many DIFFERENT places as we can. So I’ve been surprised how many times one or the
other of us has remarked that it would be really great to go back to
PORT TOWNSEND.
PORT TOWNSEND.
We found free
entertainment on the waterfront and Kepler started dancing.
The charming Palace
Hotel was once a brothel and the different rooms have names
like Miss Alice,
Miss Lily, and Miss Ruby.
If you do go to Port Townsend, don’t miss
breakfast at The Blue Moose.
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Oh, and you
should drop into Poulsbo on the way to Port Townsend.
When you’re
leaving be sure to take the Coupeville Ferry and walk across the bridge at
spectacular Deception Pass.
Maybe we'll see you there soon!
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