La Choy Chop Suey Recipes

CHOP SUEY - CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Place chicken in a bowl, sprinkle over baking soda. Use your fingers to mix then set aside for 20 minutes, no longer than 30 minutes (can get too tender). Rinse well, pat excess water with paper towels, set aside (see video).
• Sauce: Place cornflour and soy sauce in a bowl. Mix until lump free. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and stir.
• Chop choy sum: Trim end off choy sum. Then cut into 7cm (3") pieces. Separate stems from leaves.
• Chop carrot - Peel then cut into 3cm (1.3") pieces. Then slice the pieces thinly.
• Heat oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Add garlic, stir quickly, then add onion, Cook for 1 minute, moving constantly, until onion is starting to wilt.
• Add chicken, cook for 1 minute until the surface changes from pink to white.
• Add choy sum stems, carrot and mushrooms. Stir fry for 1 minute.
• Add choy sum leaves, bean sprouts and Sauce. Stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes until the Sauce thickens to a thick syrup consistency. Vegetables should still be tender/crisp, not soggy and soft.
• Serve immediately with rice (for low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice!)

CHOP SUEY WITH PORK

Steps:

• Spray large skillet or wok with cooking spray; heat over high heat. Add pork, garlic and pepper; cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until pork is browned lightly and crumbled. Drain.
• Add chop suey vegetables and broccoli coleslaw; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until slaw is crisp-tender. Add stir fry sauce and soy sauce to skillet; cook 1 to 2 minutes more or until hot and sauce thickens slightly, stirring occasionally. Serve over rice.

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.

CHOP SUEY RETRO 60'S STYLE

Steps:

• Chicken option: I sliced some chicken breast thinly and stir fried it then continued with the remaining steps and ingredients using sir frying rather than the pressure cooker. Worked wonderfully.
• Heat shortening in cooker. Dust meat with lightly with seasoned flour and brown meat in batches in hot, smoky oil.
• Add onion, celery, soy, molasses, and reserved liquids from canned vegetables adding water to equal 1 cup.
• Cover and set rocker. (The book doesn't specify a setting so I would use 10 lbs) Heat until you get a steady rocking and cook 10 minutes.
• Allow to cool.
• Stir in vegetables and heat through. If using fresh bean sprouts cook until they are done to your taste.
• Mom served this over rice with chow mein noodles on top and extra soy sauce.

CHOP SUEY RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Over medium-high heat, sauté the onions, celery, and green pepper until just cooked but not yet brown. Add the meat and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until no longer red. Transfer to a casserole dish. Add the rice. In a separate bowl, mix together the Cream of Chicken, water, soy sauce, bean sprouts, and water chestnuts. Pour half the mixture into the bottom of the dish, layer the rice on top, and pour the rest of the mixture over the rice. Add the meat and onion mixture on the top. Bake for 1 hour. Sprinkle the chow mein noodles on top before serving.

CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown beef; drain. Dissolve bouillon in 1-1/2 cups boiling water; add to skillet. , Combine remaining water with cornstarch; stir into beef mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Add vegetables and soy sauce; stir and cook until heated through, about 15 minutes. , Serve over rice; sprinkle with chow mein noodles.

HAMBURGER CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Heat shortening in a large, deep skillet.
• Sear ground beef until it cooks through.
• 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.