CHARLENE GRAHAM RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, combine crushed pretzels, melted margarine, and 1/4 cup sugar. Press mixture into a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, frozen whipped topping, and 1 cup sugar. Pour over pretzel crust.
• In a large saucepan, combine boiling water and strawberry-flavored gelatin; bring to a boil. Stir in frozen strawberries. When it begins to thicken, pour over cream cheese filling. Serve.

Steps:

• In a Large sauce pan, add 3 1/2 cups of water, 1 teaspoon salt and simmer.
• Also prepare a bowl with water and lots of ice for your vegetable ice bath.
• Add carrots, bell pepper, young corn and snow peas (chicharo) cook for about 2 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the veggies from sauce pan and place it into a bowl of ice bath.
• Add cauliflower and broccoli to the sauce pan and cook for about 3 minutes
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the broccoli and cauliflower from sauce pan and place it into a bowl of ice bath.
• Dissolve the Chicken Cube using water from the poaching liquid.
• Set aside and reserve the poaching liquid.
• Drain vegetables from the ice bath when they are cold.
• Pour and heat Canola oil in a wok or large sauce pan.
• Saute onions and garlic and cook until softened.
• Add the sliced chicken and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken liver and continue to cook for about 2 minutes or until the liver is cooked.
• Pour the dissolved chicken cube and mix.
• Pour 2 cups of the reserved poaching liquid and oyster sauce.
• Cover the pan and bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the hardboiled quail eggs and mushrooms.
• Add the shrimp and cook for 1 minute.
• Drain the vegetables then add to the mixture
• Gently stir the veggies to combine, and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper.
• Add cabbage and chinese pechay.
• Combine 1/4 cup of cold water and corn starch in a small bowl and stir until corn starch is dissolved.
• Add the dissolved corn starch.
• Gently stir the Chopsuey mixture.
• Add corn starch mixture to pan, stirring gently.
• Cook for about 2 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove from the sauce pan or wok and place in a serving dish.