Recipe: Chow Mein with Fried Egg Noodles (Mueller's Macaroni, 1937)

MUELLER'S CHOW MEIN WITH FRIED EGG NOODLES

2 tablespoons butter or salad oil
1/2 pound sliced beef
3 chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 can bean sprouts
2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon soy bean sauce (soy sauce)
2 cups boiling water
4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup shredded ham (for garnish)
1 hard cooked egg (for garnish)
Fried Egg Noodles (for serving, recipe follows)

Heat butter or salad oil in frying pan, stir in beef and when brown add vegetables and cook five minutes.

Sprinkle with flour and blend. Add water and soy bean sauce. Cook over low fire, stirring constantly until smooth and thick. Add salt and sugar.

Arrange chow mein in center of platter and garnish with shredded ham and hard cooked egg. Serve with fried noodles.

FRIED EGG NOODLES

1 package Mueller's Wide Egg Noodles
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup dry, sifted cracker crumbs, divided use
1 egg
oil/fat (for deep frying)

Cook wide egg noodles in boiling salted water as directed and drain.

Mix salt with half the cracker crumbs and toss egg noodles in them with a fork.

Beat egg and mix well with noodles.

Cook egg noodles a few at a time in deep hot fat, 395 degrees F., until golden brown. Serve with Chow Mein.

NOTES:
These fried egg noodles may be sprinkled with finely grated cheese after they have been fried and served with cocktails or salads.

Source:
Recipe Booklet - Magic Menus with Mueller's Macaroni Products, C.F. Mueller Co., 1937