American Chop Suey

Chinese was first introduced in Mumbai in the sixties I guess. Few hotels would have limited dishes of chicken and a variety or two of soup. Then the favorite was chicken with bamboo shoot and American 

Chop Suey. From the name it seems it must have originated in America, as most of our Chinese is alien to the Chinese people. Manchurian was invented by Nelson Wang to cater to Indian clientele, it became a hit.

Ask a Chinese if he cooks manchurian and he would look surprised at your question.

Food is all about taste, it really does not matter if we follow the original recipe because we are not in any contest. American Chop Suey seems off  hotel menus now a days but I still enjoy the crisp noodles and the gravy that is poured over it with the topping of an egg double fried.

Ingredients :

• Noodles 300 gms. Boneless Chicken 100 gms.
• Oil 6 tbsp + to deeep fry.
• Onion 1 medium.
• Carrot 1 small.
• French beans 6.
• Cabbage 1/4 small size.
• Capsicum 1/2.
• Ginger 1 inch piece.
• Garlic cloves 4.
• Cornstarch 2 tbsp.
• Eggs 4.
• Tomato sauce 1/2 cup.
• Soya sauce 1/2 tbsp.
• White pepper powder 1/2 tsp.
• Salt to taste.
• Chicken stock 2 cups.
• Vinegar 1 tbsp.
• Bean Sprouts 1/2 cup.

 Method :

• Boil noodles cool, and then deep fry till crisp and golden brown in color.
• Cut chicken into thin stripes.
• Slice onions.
• Cut carrots into julienne or thin strips.
• Cut French beans diagonally into julienne.
• Shred cabbage.
• Cut capsicum into julienne.
• Keep all these vegetables separately in water till you cook.
• Grate ginger.
• Finely chop garlic.
• Blend cornstarch in water.
• In a non stick pan heat 1/2 tbsp oil break an egg cook for 1/2 min on both sides remove and keep aside.
• Heat 4 tbsp oil in a wok add garlic and ginger and stir fry for 2mins.
• Add chicken and cook for 1/2 min.
• Add onions,carrot, french beans, cabbage and stir fry for one more minute.
• Add tomato sauce, soy sauce, white pepper powder, salt and capsicum.
• Stir in the chicken stock. Cook for 2 mins and stir in the cornstarch.
• Continue to cook till it thickens stirring all the time.
• Add vinegar and bean sprouts stir well

 

 Plating:

• In a plate spread the fried noodles pour the chicken chop suey, place an egg fry and your American Chop Suey is ready to serve.

 

 

 

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