Snow Peas With Water Chestnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. salad oil or bacon drippings
1 can (5 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and sliced
1/2 lb. fresh or 1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen snow peas
1 c. water
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. cold water

Preparation

In a 1 1/2-quart glass casserole, heat oil 15 seconds.
Add water chestnuts and snow peas.
In a 1-cup glass measure, heat water 2 minutes.
Dissolve bouillon cube and add to vegetable mixture.
Cook vegetables, covered, 4 to 6 minutes, stirring once halfway through cooking time.
Combine cornstarch and cold water; mix well.
Push vegetables to one side of casserole and stir cornstarch mixture into broth.
Stir vegetables into sauce.
Cook 2 to 4 minutes, stirring every minute, until sauce is slightly thickened.
Salt to taste.
Yields 4 servings.