American Chop Suey

Name: American Chop Suey
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm Hakka Noodles; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Oil; 1-2 tbsp Cornflour; 2-3 cups Oil; 1-2 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp chopped Garlic; 1 tsp chopped Ginger; 1/2 cup finely chopped Green Onions; 1/2 cup finely chopped Red Onion; 1/2 cup shredded Cabbage; 1/2 cup shredded Carrots; 1 Julienned Green Capsicum; 1 julienned Red Bell Pepper; 1 julienned Yellow Bell Pepper; 1 cup cubed Baby Corn; 2 tbsp Red Chilli sauce; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 4 tbsp Tomato paste or Ketchup; 1 tsp Black Pepper powder; 1/2 tsp Salt or to taste; 2-3 tbsp Cornflour; 1/2 cup water; 1 tsp Sugar; 2-3 tbsp chopped Spring Onions; 1 tsp Lemon juice

ZMA @zesty5

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Chop Suey is a dish from American Chinese cuisine and from other forms of overseas Chinese cuisine generally consisting of meat, Eggs and quickly cooked with Vegetables like Cabbage, Celery, Bean sprouts, Water Chestnuts etc. Vegetables can be added according to availability and choice. Meat usually would be Beef, Shrimps, Chicken, Fish etc. This one here is purely a Vegetarian version by me. And this is just as amazing.

Chop Suey is a Chinese style dish usually done with the leftovers and is a perfectly stewed up dish consisting of meat with Vegetables. Chop Suey is a brilliant one to use up leftover Chicken. It has a thick sauce and then served with either Rice or Noodles, although Rice is the most common. American Chop Suey is basically fried Noodles topped with an assortment of Vegetables cooked along with meat. It's a great meal in itself but is also served as a starter alongside other entrees too. It has been popular all over the World, in areas heavily populated by the Chinese immigrants.
A simple stir fry of Vegetables cooked with meat in a thick sauce and served on top of fried Noodles is Chop Suey. The only time taken is in prepping up the Vegetables. Once it is taken care of, the entire dish comes together in less than 30 minutes. Let's get started then.

Enjoy Cooking with Zeen!

ZMA @zesty5

Enjoy Cooking with Zeen!

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Ingredients

25-30 minutes

4 servings

250 gmHakka Noodles
1 tspSalt
1 tspOil
For fried Noodles -
1-2 tbspCornflour
2-3 cupsOil
American Chop Suey Sauce -
1-2 tbspOil
1 tspchopped Garlic
1 tspchopped Ginger
1/2 cupfinely chopped Green Onions
1/2 cupfinely chopped Red Onion
1/2 cupshredded Cabbage
1/2 cupshredded Carrots
1Julienned Green Capsicum
1julienned Red Bell Pepper
1julienned Yellow Bell Pepper
1 cupcubed Baby Corn
2 tbspRed Chilli sauce
2 tbspSoy sauce
4 tbspTomato paste or Ketchup
1 tspBlack Pepper powder
1/2 tspSalt or to taste
2-3 tbspCornflour
1/2 cupwater
1 tspSugar
For garnishing -
2-3 tbspchopped Spring Onions
1 tspLemon juice

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Steps

25-30 minutes

1

Boil noodles al dente with salt and oil added to the pot. My thumb rule is to boil the noodles 1 minute less than the package instructions. Drain them immediately and rinse with cold water.
2

Once fully drained, spread them out on a parchment paper or a plate. Let them dry for a few minutes.
3

After the stipulated time, sprinkle cornflour on the noodles and toss well. Deep fry on a medium high heat until crisp and brown. Drain them and set aside until use.
4

Now for the sauce, heat oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and ginger. Fry until fragrant. Also add green and red onions. Saute all of that for a while until translucent. Now add the rest of the vegetables. Stir fry them for a few minutes.
5

After a few minutes of stir frying, add the tomato paste or ketchup, red chilli and soy sauces. Add sugar and black pepper too. Mix well. Next is to add the cornflour slurry. Mix until combined well. Simmer until the sauce thickens.
6

Adjust salt. Add lemon juice and take it off the heat. Add this sauce on top of the fried noodles at the time of serving. Garnish with some finely chopped spring onion greens. Enjoy!

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ZMA @zesty5

on August 10, 2025 16:36

Homemaker by choice and a passionate cook by heart. An aspiring cook who actually never knew anything about Cooking until i became a mother myself.With Motherhood came the responsibilities as well and this was the turning point in my life.I started to learn the ABC's of cooking, taking help from my mother and my MIL. And time just flew. I spread my wings higher and higher. With my love for excellence and innovation, i stepped into a world of homecooks with my exposure to Cookpad one fine day on the social media. And there was no looking back since then and i have not only shared recipes here on this wonderful platform but also have made some lovely friends as well. Today iam successful because of my hard work, dedication and loads of good wishes of my family and my kids in particular.