• Today in History - 1966

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to All on Monday, September 26, 2022 05:17:00
    26 September 1966 - 'JOYCE CHEN COOKS' DEBUTS ON PUBLIC TELEVISION:
    After running a successful Chinese restaurant in Cambridge, Mass.,
    Joyce Chen becomes the first woman of color to host a nationwide
    cooking show. Chen will be credited with helping popularize Chinese
    food in the US and with such innovations as numbering items on the
    menu to ease ordering.

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    Title: Chicken Lo Mein Loo
    Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Pasta, Greens
    Yield: 2 Servings

    1/2 lb Chinese egg noodles
    - (dried, not fresh)
    1 ts Sesame oil
    1 ts Oil
    2 oz Raw lean pork,in matchsticks
    2 oz Raw lean beef, in matchbook
    - cover sized pieces
    2 oz Raw chicken, in small pieces
    - of any which shape
    2 oz Raw shelled shrimp
    - (cooked will do)
    2 ts Dry sherry
    2 ts Cornstarch
    4 tb Oil
    2 oz Button mushrooms, sliced
    - (reconstituted Chinese
    - ones are better but are
    - quite expensive)
    2 c Chinese cabbage, shredded
    - (can substitute regular
    - cabbage, blanched)
    2 Scallions, cut into
    - matchsticks (green and
    - white part both, no roots)
    2 tb Soy sauce
    1 ts Salt
    1/2 ts MSG (substitute chicken
    - bouillon granules)
    1/4 lb Raw bean sprouts

    Formatted by Manny Rothstein

    Speaking of spaghetti, I gave a recital last Sunday, and
    my pianist and I arrived at the hall (out of breath,
    hungry, dusty, tired) early to warm up and try the piano
    out - but there was another function going on, so we
    couldn't use the piano and thus had an hour to waste.
    w/hat to do? Luckily, there was one of those hole-in-the-
    wall Chinese takeout places down the street (turned out
    to be darn good), so I had:

    House special lo mein (this an adaptation of Joyce Chen's
    recipe) I was served half of this as a "half order" for
    $4.65, and it was too much, so I suppose it makes enough
    for about 3 as a main course.

    Bring a lot of water to the boil. Dump noodles in; turn
    heat to low. Cook 3 minutes. Drain, toss with sesame oil
    and regular oil, set aside.

    In 4 separate dishes, combine each of the meats with 1/2
    ts sherry and 1/2 ts cornstarch.

    Heat the 4 T oil in a skillet or wok to high. Add meats
    in this order, stirring for a few seconds between each
    addition: pork, beef, chicken, shrimp. As soon as you've
    added and tossed the shrimp, add the mushrooms and
    cabbage. Cook until cabbage is wilted. Add scallions, soy,
    salt, and MSG. Stir. Add the noodles and the bean sprouts,
    and stir-cook for 3 min. Serve hot on a warm platter.

    Date: 05-24-95

    From: MICHAEL LOO * Origin: Lost in the SuperMarket -
    Peabody, MA

    From: http://www.recipesource.com

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