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Chop Suey

Chop Suey
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Chop suey is a dish in American Chinese cuisine and other forms of overseas Chinese cuisine, consisting of meat and eggs, cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce.

Ingredients

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Protein

  • 1 lb chicken breast sliced, or meat of choice, see notes
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced

Chop Suey Sauce

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 cup chicken stock no sodium preferred
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tsp shaoxing wine optional but highly recommended
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce very optional, for color
  • 1/2 tsp ground white pepper optional, if you can find

Suggested Vegetables

  • 1 cup broccoli cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 cup mushrooms sliced
  • 1 cup bean sprouts rinsed
  • 7 oz baby corn 1/2 can
  • 1 bell pepper cut into squares
  • 1/2 medium onion sliced

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients to marinate and velvet the meat (or tofu) and set aside.
  2. Combine all the ingredients of your sauce. Reduce in a large nonstick skillet until suitably thickened, about 2 minutes. Transfer to another container and set aside.
  3. Prepare your fluffy white rice or crispy chow mein if needed. Then, heat up 1 tbsp of oil in the same nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add your protein and quickly stir fry until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes, then remove.
  4. Add all the vegetables except the beansprouts to the now empty skillet and give them a very quick toss, 1-2 minutes (or to your preference).
  5. Add the meats, bean sprouts, and sauce to the skillet and allow the sauce to come to a boil, 1-2 minutes. Serve immediately, with green onions and sesame seeds and chili flakes.

Notes

You can use any protein you like, such as pork chops, chicken thighs, tofu, eggs etc. If using tofu or ground meats, omit the corn starch.

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