1 lb. hamburger
1/2 to 1 lb. chow mein meat
1 can chow mein vegetables
1 can bean sprouts
1 can bamboo shoots
1 can water chestnuts
1 can broiled in butter mushrooms
Stalk celery
Brown sauce
Soy sauce

Clean and cut celery first, then boil it until done. Fry hamburger and chow mein meat together, then when celery is done put the hamburger in the water also. Put in the mushrooms, bean sprouts, vegetables, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts; add more water if necessary and add brown sauce for coloring.

For thickness, add cornstarch and water mixed and then add cornstarch to chow mein. Let boil until chow mein is the right thickness that you want.