Recipes from China :: Chinese Main Dish Seafood
2 large stalks celery
1 onion
1 green bell pepper
1/4 c. butter or butter-replacement
1 pint shucked oysters with liquid (save liquid)
2 Tbsp. butter or butter-replacement
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms
2 Tbsp. flour
1 (16 ounce) can bean sprouts, drained
2 Tbsp. teriyaki sauce
Salt and pepper
1 (5 1/2 ounce) can chow mein noodles
Chop celery, onion and green pepper. Put into 12-in. skillet. Sauté in the 1/4 c. butter until tender. Remove from heat.
In another pan, cook oysters in the 2 Tbsp. butter until edges begin to curl. Remove from heat. With slotted spoon, put oysters into skillet with vegetables.
Drain mushrooms, reserving juice. Add enough mushroom juice to oyster liquid to make 3/4 c.. Stir flour into oyster liquid and cook over med. heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to boil and thickens. Gently stir into oyster mixture along with mushrooms, bean sprouts and seasonings. Cook slowly until heated through.
Serve over chow mein noodles.