Wicked easy, totally tasty brown sauce('Fall River style') pork chow mein recipe:
Ingredients
1 lb ground pork
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ginger, minced(or 1/2 tsp powdered ginger)
1 large onion, sliced
equal amount celery, sliced (the amounts are up to you, just equalize the onion to celery)
1 cup bean sprouts
1Tbsp corn starch
1 cup water or broth/stock
4 Tbsp oyster sauce (recommend Lee Kum Kee brand)
3 Tbsp soy sauce (recommend Kikkoman brand)
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp fish sauce (optional)
pinch of red chili flake (optional - add ONLY if you want it abit spicy)
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
package of dry chow mein noodles
Directions
BEFORE starting any cooking or turning on the fire on the stove, cut up your vegetables and have everything you need set up and handy - once the cooking starts, it will go super-quick and there won't be time to go looking for something you forgot... it's EASY and FAST and best of all, YUMMY!
In a wok over medium-high heat add vegetable oil and then garlic & ginger - stir-fry for 10 seconds, then add the ground pork. Brown the meat until no pink is visible, stirring constantly to break up the pieces. Add sliced onion & celery & stir-fry for 4-5 minutes till slightly softened, but still with some body, not all limp. While the vegetables are cooking, mix in a bowl or cup the cornstarch, water/stock, soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce(optional), pinch of red chili flake (optional), and black pepper. When the vegetables are ready, stir in the sauce mixture. Continue stirring and it will thicken as it comes to a boil - this will only take a minute or two. If it's too thick, add abit more water/stock. At the last moment of cooking, stir in the cup of bean sprouts to heat thru. That's it! How easy was that? hehehe Serve over chow mein noodles and/or rice. Serves 4.
You could substitute any kind of meat for the pork, be it chicken or beef, or even tofu(yuck)... or skip meat all together and add more vegetables, like carrots, broccoli and mushrooms.
