Ingredients:

Patties:

2 T 1/2 tsp 1/2 - 1 T 1/4 c 1 c 1-1 1/2 c 3 - 4

flour salt soy sauce finely sliced green onion (or minced onion) drained bean sprouts shredded cooked meat (chicken, turkey, pork, ham, crabmeat, shrimp) eggs, well beaten (I start with 3 and add another if I need it!) Oil for frying (vegetable or olive)

Gravy:

2 T 2 T 1 c 1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp

oil (or bacon grease if using pork!) flour chicken broth (water or milk may be used here - especially if doing pork!) salt white pepper

Sauce:

1 1/2 c 1 tsp 1 tsp 1 tsp 2 T

chicken stock molasses soy sauce cornstarch cold water

Procedure:

Patties:
1.  Mix together all ingredients. It should look like it is mostly vegetable and meat. The egg and flour are there simply to bind the ingredients together.
2.  Using a ladle (or very large spoon) spoon the mixture into hot oil in a frying pan.
3.  Cook on medium high until set (rather like an omelette); turn over once and cook about another minute or until cooked through.
4.  Serve with gravy or the sauce below.

Gravy:
1.  Mix oil, flour, salt and pepper in a pre-heated skillet and cook over medium heat to make a roux.
2.  Gradually stir in broth and cook until a gravy consistency is reached.
3.  To vary the gravy, add some of the same shredded meat used in the main recipe.

Sauce:
1.  Heat stock with molasses and soy sauce.
2.  Combine cornstarch with cold water; stir it until smooth.
3.  Stir into hot mixture and bring it back to the boiling point and cook until thickened.

Makes 4 servings