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American chopsuey is a delicious Indo-Chinese dish made from fried noodles that are topped with sweet and sour gravy.
This is a vegan, beginner-friendly, snack recipe.
About American Chopsuey
American chop suey is a side dish that is often served with fried rice or noodles.
This recipe is quite simple to make.
Basic vegetables like carrots, bell peppers, spring onions, and cabbage is tossed in a thick sweet & sour gravy along with some flavourful sauces.
This is a vegan, beginner-friendly recipe.
You can easily tweak the recipe by adding vegetables of your choice.
Vegetables like broccoli, baby corn and french beans can be added. For vegan & vegetarian protein, you can also add tofu or panner cubes.
Make Noodles At Home
In case you want to make noodles at home:
In a big saucepan add�?2�?litres of water and bring it to a boil.
Once the water starts boiling add the Hakka noodles and cook the noodles as per the instructions on the cover.
When the noodles are cooked, drain the water completely & drizzle 2 tsp of Oil so that the noodles do not stick to each other.
Once cooled and dry, lightly coat them with cornflour & deep fry them in oil over medium flame till they are crisp and golden in colour.
Your fried noodles are ready.
lngredients
Fried Noodles –�?For this recipe, I have used store-bought fried noodles that are now easily available at any grocery store.
Garlic –�?We will require a teaspoon of chopped garlic which enhances the taste of this dish.
Vegetables –�?I have used basic standard vegetables like carrots, cabbage, onions, capsicum (bell peppers) and spring onions. You may add vegetables of your choice.
Sauces –�?For that sweet, tangy, spicy taste we will add tomato ketchup, red chilli sauce, soya sauce and vinegar.
Sugar – We will need 3-4 tablespoons of sugar to give that sweet taste to the chopsuey. Adjust the sweetness according to your preference.
Corn flour- To give that subtle thickness to the gravy we will need 3 tablespoons of cornflour slurry.
Oil –�?For cooking and frying the noodles (if you are making fried noodles at home)
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Variations
You can add tofu, paneer or chicken along with the vegetables.
Serving Suggestions
You can serve Indo-Chinese style American chop suey with a variety of accompaniments such as fried rice, noodles, soups and refreshing salads.
Storage Options
American chop suey is best served immediately and storing is not recommended as the noodles get soggy and taste and texture vary.
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Vegetable American Chopsuey (Indo-Chinese Style)
Ingredients�?�?
- 2 cups Fried Noodles
For The Chopsuey Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Garlic, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup Carrots, cut lengthwise
- 1/2 cup Onions, cut lenghtwise
- 1/2 cup Green Capsicum (Bell Pepper), cut length wise
- 1/4th cup Spring Onions White, cut length-wise
- 1 cup Spring Onions Greens, finely chopped
- 1 cup Cabbage, cut lenghtwise
- 1/2 cup Tomato Ketchup (or 4 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Soya Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Vinegar
- 3-4 tablespoons Sugar, adjust as per your taste
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- Salt, if needed
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 2 cups Water
To Make Corn Flour Slurry
- 3 tablespoons Cornflour
- 5-6 tablespoons Water
For Frying Noodles at Home
- 200 grams Dry Hakka Noodles
- 2 litres Water
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt, if required
- 2-3 tablespoons Cornflour
- Oil, for deep frying
Instructions�?
Mixing The Sauces
- In a mixing bowl, add tomato ketchup, red chilli sauce, soya sauce, vinegar and sugar.
- Mix the sauce and sugar to gether and keep it aside
Make Cornflour Slurry
- In a small bowl, add 3 tablespoons of corn flour and 5-6 tablespoon of water.
- Mix well, there should be no lumps in this slurry. Keep it aside.
Making American Chopsuey Gravy
- Heat oil in a wok or deep sauce pan.
- Add finely chopped garlic and saute for a minute till the raw smell of garlic fades away.
- Add spring onions whites and saute for a minute.
- Add carrots, sliced onions, bell-peppers (capsicum) and cabbage. (cut all the vegetables lengthwise)
- Stir fry these vegetables on medium to high flame for about 5 minutes.
- Lower the flame and cover veggies for just 2 minutes so that the raw smell of vegetables fades away. (optional)
- Once vegetables are sauted well, add the black pepper powder and mix well.
- Now add the sauce mix and coat well with the vegetables.
- Add 1-2 cups of water. Let the water come to boil.
- At this stage, check for seasonig and add salt if required.
- Once the water starts boiling, gradually start adding the corn flour paste that we made earlier. (make sure to first stir the cornflour slurry well before adding)
- As soon as you add the corn flour paste, quickly stir the gravy to avoid forming lumps.
- Let the gravy simmer on low to medium flame for about 2-3 mintues till the sauce thickens and get a nice glazy texture.
- Lastly add spring onion greens and mix well.
To Assemble
- In a deep bowl, place the fried crispy noodles and top it up with the chopsuey sauce.
- Garnish with few spring onion green.
- Serve immediatley.
