Chow Mein (Quick and Easy)

1 pound ground pork
1 medium chopped onion
6 ribs celery, chopped
4   cloves garlic, chopped
4 cups beef broth
2 cans water chestnuts, sliced
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 cups bean sprouts
    salt and pepper to taste
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      crunchy chow mein noodles
    cooked rice
Brown meat, chopped onion, celery, and garlic.  Add broth and water chestnuts and bring to a boil.   Toss in washed bean sprouts and simmer for 5 minutes or until bean sprouts are limp.  Mix the soy sauce and cornstarch in a small bowl;  add to the boiling mixture.  Add enough cornstarch to make a thick "gravy".  Taste and add more soy sauce, if necessary.

Serve in over cooked rice and top with chow mein noodles.

Yield:   6-8 servings