Lobster Chow Main

Origin: Chicago, Illinois

Source: Sara Bosse and Onoto Watanna (Winnifred Eaton), 1914

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hard-boil the eggs and set aside.
  2. Heat the peanut oil until it boils.
  3. Add the noodles to the hot oil and cook until crisp.
  4. Remove the noodles and drain thoroughly.
  5. Heat a teaspoon of sweet lard in a frying pan.
  6. When the lard is hot, add half the cooked lobster meat and cook for a few minutes.
  7. Add the onion, mushrooms, and water chestnuts to the pan.
  8. Add the bamboo shoots last and fry all ingredients together for ten minutes.
  9. On a hot platter, spread the crisp noodles as a layer at the bottom.
  10. Arrange the fried ingredients on top of the noodles.
  11. Place the remaining half of the lobster meat in a layer on top.
  12. Garnish with shredded yolks of the hard-boiled eggs.

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