Chop Suey - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pork, cut in small squares
1 lb. veal, cut in small squares
1 large onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 can bean sprouts, drained
2 Tbsp. or more soy sauce
4 oz. can mushrooms
2 c. chopped celery
pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat shortening; add onion until light brown and add meat until brown, then add mushrooms.
Pour boiling water over meat, immersing meat completely.
Simmer for 2 hours.
Keep adding boiling water to keep meat completely immersed at all times. After 1 hour of cooking, add celery, salt and pepper.
Last half hour, thicken with flour and water.
Add bean sprouts and soy sauce.
Let simmer until done.