American Chopsuey (Non-Veg)

 Chopsuey is a Chinese dish while American Chopsuey is a famous American cuisine which consists of beef and pasta.

However American Chinese Chopsuey has become a famous dish all over the US and is the same thing as the American Chopsuey of India.

American Chopsuey is said to be derived by the Chinese immigrants in the US and therefore is called the American Chinese Chopsuey also famously known as American Chopsuey in India.

I tried to make this chopsuey at home once. I attempted to make a similar Chopsuey like the Chinese Palace in Mumbai… I hope you all like this recipe please do comment and tell me how it turned out to be also any recommendations are most welcomed..

Ingredients

1 Chicken

1 Cup Boiled Noodles

1 Cup French beans

1 Cup Carrots

½ Bunch Spring Onions

1 Egg

A Big Pinch Ajinomoto

½ Tsp Garlic Paste

½ Tsp Ginger Paste

1½Stalk Celery

Salt to Taste

2 Tsp Chili Sauce

For the Sauce

1 Tbsp Sugar

1 Tsp Vinegar

3 Cups Chicken Stock

1 Tbsp Corn Flour

½ Tbsp Arrowroot

1 Tsp Sesame Oil

1 Cup Tomato Sauce

1 Tsp Honey

1 Tsp Soya Sauce

Method

1. Debone the chicken and cut into thin slice
2. Out of the bones, prepare the stock (to the bones add 5 cups of water, 1 onion and salt and pressure cook in the pressure cooker for half an hour after the pressure, strain and use the stock).
3. On the slices of the chicken apply ajinomoto, ginger paste, garlic and salt and keep aside for an hour.
4. Cut the French beans into thin slanting slices.
5. Cut the carrots into very thin slices and par boil them in boiling salty water.
6. Drain the water and cool the vegetables in cold water (to retain the colour of the vegetables this is important)
7. Cut the spring onions into quarters.
8. Heat little oil and cook the chicken in it on slow flame (without adding water).
9. Add the spring onions and sauté with chicken.
10. Add the carrot and French beans. Mix well and remove.
11. Take a dekchi put sugar, tomato sauce, corn flour, arrowroot, vinegar and mix the stock to it.
12. Cook until the stock becomes nicely thick. Add sesame oil, chopped celery, noodles and the prepared chicken mixture and cook for a while.
13. Serve hot in a dish with fried noodles and double fried egg.