Recipe: Tasty Chopsuey

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Chopsuey. This is the fast and easy chop suey recipe that my mother always made, and we love it 'as is', but you could substitute a can of Chinese mixed vegetables for the bean sprouts if you like more color and texture. Serve over hot rice, topped with chow mein noodles and soy sauce, if desired. Chop Suey is a stir-fried vegetable dish that is cooked with meats such as chicken and pork.
Chicken, pork, shrimp, and boiled quail eggs were all included in the recipe, along with fresh veggies..
In a skillet, brown beef; drain.
Combine remaining water with cornstarch; stir into beef mixture.
You can cook Chopsuey using 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Chopsuey
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Prepare 1 cup of broccoli cut into small pieces.
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You need 1 cup of cauliflower florets.
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Prepare 4 oz of snow peas.
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It’s 12 of quail eggs boiled and peeled.
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Prepare 100 g of dried shrimp/hibe.
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It’s 2 of carrots peeled and sliced.
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You need 1 of vegetable pear/chayote peeled and sliced.
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It’s 1/2 of cabbage cut into 1/2 inch strips.
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You need 1 of red bell pepper cut into strips.
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Prepare 1 of green bell pepper cut into strips.
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Prepare 1 cup of young corn or 1 can corn kernels.
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Prepare 3 cloves of garlic minced.
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You need 1 of medium sized onion diced.
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You need 3 cups of water.
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You need 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.
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Prepare 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce.
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Prepare of Cooking oil.
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It’s to taste of Salt and pepper.
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You need of Optional: fried chicken liver chopped, squidballs & cashew nuts.
Chop Suey which literally means "assorted pieces" is a stir-fry dish popular in Chinese cooking.
It traditionally includes bite-sized meat such as pork, chicken, or shrimp. and assorted vegetables such as celery, broccoli, carrots, or cabbage flash-cooked in a starch-thickened sauce.
There was a time when Chop Suey was synonymous with Chinese food, and neon-lit signs towered over Main streets across the country.
Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat.
Chopsuey step by step
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Saute garlic and onion in medium heat pan/wok with oil until garlic is golden brown and onions are translucent. Add dried shrimp and cook for about a minute. Set aside..
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Turn heat to high and stir fry chayote for about 3 minutes or until slightly transclucent. Add red and green bell peppers, carrots, corn, and cabbage and cook for another minute..
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Add broccoli and cauliflower and cook for about 2 minutes and turn heat to medium. Add water cooked garlic, onions, and dried shrimp. Add optional fried chopped chicken liver and squid balls. Add cooked quail eggs and snow peas and bring to a boil..
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Add fish sauce, oyster sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and add optional cashew nuts..
Chop suey literally "assorted pieces" in traditional Chinese is a dish that becomes a prominent part of American Chinese, Filipino and other Asian cuisine.
It is a mixture of meat (pork, chicken, beef or shrimps) and shredded vegetables such as cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and bell peppers bound in a starch-thickened sauce.
I am making this for the third time today and can't wait until dinner time.
I am going to modify the recipe today to use a can of straw mushrooms instead of fresh.
It's cheap, delicious and fast to prepare.