Chop suey | American Chop suey
American Chop suey Recipe is a popular American Chinese cuisine made with crispy noodles topped with a sweet sour sauce of stir fried vegetables and fried egg. This has become a popular dish served in restaurants all around the world. You can serve this chop suey with chicken clear soup, chow mein, dragon prawns or bang bang shrimp. Learn how to make the perfect American chop suey with step by step pictures, video and guide.
Equipment
Cooking pot
Deep fryer or Deep fry pot
Ingredients
For Crispy Noodles
- 200 grams Egg Noodles I used millet noodles
- 2 teaspoon Salt to taste
- 1 litre Water
- 3 tablespoon Cornstarch
- Oil for Deep frying
For Chop suey Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 6 Garlic finely chopped
- 1 Green chillies chopped finely
- 1 medium Onion sliced thinly
- 1 medium Carrot juliened
- ½ cup Cabbage shredded
- ½ cup Bell pepper | Capsicum sliced thinly
- 8 Mushrooms sliced thinly
- 3 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
- 2 tablespoon Chilli Garlic paste
- 2 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Salt to taste Optional
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 2 cups Vegetable stock or water
- 1 tablespoon Corn Starch
- 2 Spring Onions chopped finely
For Serving
- 2 Egg
Instructions
- For making chop suey sauce. Heat oil in a pan. Add in garlic, chillies, onions and saute for a minute. Now add in all the vegetables and give a stir. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add in ketchup, soy sauce, chilli garlic paste, vinegar, salt, sugar and black pepper and mix well. Pour in stock and bring it to a boil. Mix cornstarch with some water to form a slurry. Pour the slurry into the vegetables mixture and cook till thickened. Add spring onions and mix.
- Now lets cook the noodles in salted boiling water as per package directions strain the cooked noodles in a colander and spread in a plate and set aside to get dry. Once the noodles are dry, add in corn starch and toss to coat the noodles. Heat oil for deep frying, drop noodles in and fry till crispy. Strain on some paper towel and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add in egg and cook till crispy. Remove and set aside.
- Now for serving. Take fried noodles in a serving dish, pour the sauce over it, top with fried egg and some spring onion. Serve.
Video
Notes
- You can make the chop suey sauce ahead of time and store in fridge. You can reheat when serving and pour over fried noodles.
- You can cook noodles ahead of time and store in fridge. Coat with cornstarch just before serving and deep fry till crispy.
- I used millet noodles in this recipe. You can use any noodles of choice.
- Fried egg is optional. You can skip if you want to keep this completely vegetarian.
- Chicken, fish, shrimp or any seafood can be used.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Chop suey | American Chop suey
Amount per Serving
Calories
733
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Cholesterol
248
mg
83
%
Sodium
4861
mg
211
%
Potassium
1051
mg
30
%
Carbohydrates
123
g
41
%
Fiber
10
g
42
%
Sugar
23
g
26
%
Protein
26
g
52
%
Vitamin A
8007
IU
160
%
Vitamin C
98
mg
119
%
Calcium
147
mg
15
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.