Chicken Chow Mein or is It Chicken Chop Suey??

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 cup halved onion, sliced
• 4 stalks celery
• 1 cup of chopped napa cabbage
• 1 bunch scallion, chopped fine
• 1 whole skinless chicken breast
• 3 cups water or chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can bean sprouts
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts

Sauce

• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon flour

Directions

1. 1

   Pour oil into a preheat pan or wok.

2. 2

   Add onions and celery.

3. 3

   Cook until tender.

4. 4

   Stir in chopped cabbage and scallions and cook for one minute.

5. 5

   Remove vegetables from heat and set them aside.

6. 6

   In a large sauce pan under medium heat, simmer chicken in water/broth until thoroughly cooked.

7. 7

   Remove chicken from broth and set on a plate to cool.

8. 8

   When cool enough to handle, remove chicken from bone and chop into 1 1/2 inch pieces.

9. 9

   Add cooked vegetables and chicken to broth.

10. 10

    Add (drained) bean sprouts and water chestnuts to broth.

11. 11

    Sauce: Add all ingredients to a small bowl and whisk until smooth.

12. 12

    Add to chicken/vegetables.

13. 13

    Cook, stirring constantly over med/low heat until slightly thickened.

14. 14

    Serve over rice.

15. 15

    (Chop Suey?).

16. 16

    Or serve plain with crunchy Chinese noodles on the side.

17. 17

    (Chow Mein?).