Chop suey: A world-renowned stir-fry dish for the whole family

There’s easy cooking and then there’s stir-fry. A simple way of cooking, stir-fry variations are a great way to enjoy very healthy food made in a very short amount of time. Chop suey is a popular style of stir-fry is a great way to get that all-important protein and vegetable dose for each meal. It is however not authentic Chinese cuisine, but an American variation that’s often seen on take-away menus.

Chop suey suggestions

The recipe below is set for one serving but you can easily adjust the amounts of everything to suit the amount of people you’re cooking for. Chop suey is mostly served with pork or chicken, but beef is also great. You can also add some sliced red and green peppers for a great addition of colour and nutrients. If you have rice or noodles, add it to the mixture, add a scrambled egg and mix well for some egg-fried goodness.

Home cooking should always be as easy as possible. Chop suey, a popular stir-fry variation is the perfect meal for a relaxing night-in.

Chop suey recipe

5 from 1 vote

Recipe by Gary Dunn Course: MainCuisine: Chinese, AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

1

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

Total time

25

minutes

Ingredients

• Meat Marinade

• 1 tsp 1 salt

• 1 tsp 1 sugar

• ¼ tsp ¼ pepper

• 1 tbsp 1 soy sauce

• 1 tbsp 1 cornflour (Maizena)

• 1 tbsp 1 olive oil

• 1 tbsp 1 water

• Stir-fry

• 1 cup 1 chicken/beef/pork (sliced)

• ½ cup ½ cabbage

• ¼ cup ¼ onions (sliced)

• 1 cup 1 beansprouts or bamboo shoots

• ¼ cup ¼ sliced carrots

• ¼ cup ¼ sliced green beans

• Seasoning

• salt

• 1 tsp 1 sugar

• freshly ground black pepper

• 1 tbsp 1 soy sauce

• 1 tbsp 1 Maizena in 2/3 cup water

Method

• In a smoking hot pan or wok, stir-fry the meat until brown before removing and setting aside.
• Add some oil back into the pan and stir-fry the rest of the ingredients together before adding the meat back and combining.
• Season well and thicken the sauce with Maizena in water.

Notes

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