Mock Chinese Soup Food

MOCK CHOW MEIN HOT DISH

Steps:

• Cook ground beef until brown.
• Add onion and celery, cook until almost tender.
• Add remaining ingredients except chow mein noodles.
• Put into a two quart casserole dish.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for one hour and fifteen minutes.
• Uncover and layer with chow mein noodles.
• Return to oven, uncovered and bake until noodles are brown, about 15 minutes.

MOCK CHINESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until heated through.

CHOW MEIN NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. Add the onion and celery and saute for 5 more minutes.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the almonds, rice, soup, water and soy sauce. Mix together well and add to the beef mixture. Place this into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Top with chow mein noodles.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

MOCK CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Brown hamburger with onion in a skillet.
• Add all other ingredients except noodles and mix well.
• Place in a greased 3 qt casserole.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 1 hour.
• Stir 3/4 of noodles into casserole and place the rest on top.
• Bake an additional 15 minutes.

ONE-POT CHINESE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Drizzle the honey over the base of a large saucepan and bubble briefly to a caramel, then splash in the soy, bubble, add half the chilli and the chicken stock and simmer for 5 mins.
• Add the chicken, if using, and ginger, and simmer for another 5 mins. Stir in the cabbage and noodles and cook until just wilted and the noodles have heated through. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle over the remaining chilli and the spring onions.

MOCK CHOW MEIN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350*. In a large skillet brown your hamburger; drain off any excess grease. Add the celery and onion to the pan and sauté until tender crisp.
• 2. Add the Cream of Mushroom and Celery soups and stir to blend. Then add the 2 tbsp soy sauce, or to taste, cooked rice and stir again to blend.
• 3. Grease a 9x13 cake pan and add the mixture. At this time, if you wish, you can cover the top with crispy Chinese noodles, which are found in a bag in the Chinese section at your local grocery store.
• 4. Place on the middle rack and bake for 30-35 minutes or until brown and bubbling around the edges. You can serve with extra crispy Chinese noodles if desired.

CHINESE TAKE-OUT WONTON SOUP

Steps:

• To make the stock: In a large stockpot, combine the chicken, stock, peppercorns, ginger, onion, carrot, celery and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and continue to simmer the stock uncovered 30 minutes, skimming the froth from the top every now and then and discarding it.
• Strain the stock into another large pot, discarding the bones and vegetables. Skim and discard the fat from the top of the stock with a large spoon. Depending on how aggressively your stock has cooked, it may have reduced somewhat. Taste the stock.
• If it is a little salty, add water in 1/4 cup increments until a balance has been achieved.
• To make the wontons: In a large bowl, combine the pork, 2 Tblsp of green onion, the wine, soy sauce, five-spice powder, and pepper. Mix thoroughly. To taste for seasoning, heat a small skillet and fry a tablespoon size patty until it's no longer pink inside. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
• On a work surface, lay out about 6 wonton wrappers, keeping the remaining wrappers covered with plastic so they don't dry out. Moisten the edges with your fingertip dipped in water. Drop 1 Tblsp of the pork filling into the center of each wrapper and flatten it slightly, leaving a generous border. Press another wrapper on top, like ravioli. Press from the center out to the edges to remove any air from the wonton. Run your finger around the edges to seal.
• Arrange the wontons on a parchment-lined sheet pan and refrigerate while you continue with the remaining wrappers and meat mixture. You may have some leftover filling.
• You can make more wontons and freeze them up to 1 month or cook extra for large appetites.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the wontons 6 at a time and cook for 4 minutes, stirring to keep them from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Remove the wontons from the pot and transfer them to a covered dish to keep warm. Repeat until all the wontons are cooked.
• Ladle the stock into bowls and add 2 wontons to each serving. garnish with the chopped green onions. Serve hot.
• The stock can be made up to 2 days in advance.