Chop Suey

Introduction:

Chop Suey is a delicious Chinese dish you cannot find very easily, yet extremely easy and quick to make. The secret for a good chop suey is in frying vegetables before cooking them, which makes them crunchy.

This recipe serves 2.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 3 tbs olive oil
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 2 celery sticks
• 1/2 lb beef, chicken or pork
• 1 lb soya beans
• 3 tbs corn starch

Pre-cooking:

• Chop the onion and celery
• Cut the meat (beef, chicken or pork) in bite size chunks
• Mix the 1/2 cup soy sauce with 2 1/2 cups of water and the corn starch

Cooking:

• Set tall frying pan in mid-high heat
• Add the olive oil to frying pan
• Fry the chopped onion , celery and meat for 1 minute, continuously stirring
• Add the soya beans, continuously stirring for 3 minutes so that all vegetables are fried
• Stir the soya/water/corn starch mix and add to the frying pan
• Once boiling, continue stirring for a few minutes until all vegetables appear darker and the meat is fully cooked (3-4 mins)

Tips:

You can always have seconds.

Did you forget the chop sticks ? Use a fork.

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