Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Celestial Chicken

1 pkt Chinese noodle soup (Continental)
1/2 pint water
15 oz can pineapple pieces

Method: Put all together in a saucepan and add meat from 2.1/2 lb cooked chicken. Simmer 10 minutes. Thicken with 2 tablespoons cornflour. Add 3/4 cup cooked beans and carrot strips. Serve with boiled rice.

Source: Recipes tested by time... Centenary Cookery Book from 1840 (The Historical Society of Woodville, 1980), p.28.
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