Chinatown Chop Suey Recipes

CHICKEN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until golden on the outside and no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from skillet.
• Heat remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil in the skillet. Add green bell pepper, onion, celery, and carrot.
• Mix boiling water, soy sauce, bouillon cube, salt, and sugar together in a bowl; add to the bell pepper mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until carrots are tender, about 7 minutes. Add bok choy and bean sprouts. Cook until bok choy is tender, about 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to the skillet. Mix 2 teaspoons water and cornstarch together in a bowl; pour into pan and mix. Simmer until broth thickens, 3 to 5 minutes.

CHINESE CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Heat oil in fry pan. Add the meat, salt, soya sauce, and garlic; brown quickly and remove from pan.
• To the pan add onion, celery, mushrooms, and bean sprouts and fry a few minutes. Add meat.
• Mix cornstarch with mushroom liquid and add to pan. Heat until hot and thickened.
• Chinese noodles may be added before serving.
• Service with rice. NOTE: Leftover meats may be used in this recipe. Serves 4.
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CHINATOWN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Cut meat into 2 x 1/2 x 1/4" strips. Heat oil in large wok. Stir fry 1/2 lb. meat at a time, browning pieces on all sides. Remove meat from wok as it is browned. When all meat is browned, return to wok. Cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. Add 1 cup of water, celery and onions. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Blend cornstarch, 1/4 cup water, soy sauce, and molasses. Stir into meat mixture. Bring to a boil; cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add bean sprouts and water chestnuts. Serve on hot, fluffy rice.

CANADIAN STYLE CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In same pot, saute onion and bell pepper over medium heat until softened. Remove from pan.
• In same pot, cook sausage over medium heat until brown. Drain.
• Combine onion mixture, pasta, sausage, mushrooms and stewed tomatoes in same pot and heat through, 5 minutes. Serve.

PORK CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork, cut into 1 inch pieces. Combine flour and pork in a resealable bag, seal and shake well.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add pork, cook 3 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil in pan. Add bok choy, celery, red pepper, mushrooms, water chestnuts and garlic; stir fry for 3 minutes. In a bowl combine chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry and ginger. Stir well with a whisk. Combine pork and broth mixture in skillet, cook 1 minute or until thick.

CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Heat shortening in a large, deep skillet. Sear pork until it turns white, then add onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add celery, hot water, salt and pepper. Cover skillet and simmer for 5 minutes. Add sprouts and heat to boiling.
• In a small bowl combine the cold water, cornstarch, soy sauce and sugar. Mix together and add to skillet mixture. Cook for 5 minutes, or until thickened to taste.

MODERN CHOP SUEY WITH SHALLOTS, GINGER, AND GARLIC ESSENCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Blanch vegetables in water for 40 seconds (avoid overcooking). Drain and set aside.
• Combine chicken broth, wine, soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, cornstarch, ginger, garlic, and shallots in a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes, until sauce thickens. Add tofu and vegetables. Stir until heated through, about 30 seconds. Drizzle lightly with sesame oil and garnish with cilantro.

"CHINESE" CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Brown ground meat and onion in a large pot.
• Add 1/4 cup of soy sauce.
• Thinly slice the entire bunch of celery, including the leaves.
• Add beef broth and celery.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until celery is tender.
• Add more soy sauce if needed, to taste.
• Serve as an open face sandwich over a hamburger bun.