American Chopsuey

Thursday, 23 April 2009 12:56 Other Regions - Chinese

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredients
Half	Teaspoon	Sugar
2	Teaspoon	Corn Flour
1	Teaspoon	Wine, White
Half	Teaspoon	Ajinamoto
1	Teacup	Soya Sauce
Half	Teacup	Chicken Stock - Chinese
2	Teacup	Cooking Oil
1	Tablespoon	Moong Sprouts
2	Tablespoon	Tomato Puree
1	Packet	Noodles
A	Little	Salt
1	Large	Chicken
50	Grammes	Bamboo Shoots - "Kirl"
200	Grammes	Ham
100	Grammes	Cabbage - Green
100	Grammes	Carrots
50	Grammes	Prawns
2	Flakes	Garlic
1	Bunch	Onion Leeks

Method

In a wok, pour cooking oil, and fry the noodles, till they turn crisp and golden. Then remove from the oil, and place them on a kitchen paper towel, to remove excess oil.

Chopsuey:

Cut the meat and vegetables, in strips. Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and fry garlic to golden brown Add prawns and chicken pieces and fry to a pale colour. Add onions and fry a little. Add bamboo shoots, and fry a little.

Then add carrots and cabbage cut in strips. Fry for a minute.

Add the chicken stock, and reduce the fire. Add Soya sauce, and wine, salt, sugar and Ajinomoto. Then add the tomato puree or sauce. Mix well and cook for a minute or two.

Corn flour sauce:

Dilute or mix with cold water, corn flour to the constancy of milk.

Reduce fire, are add the corn flour liquid, and mix well and bring to a boil. Cook for a minute till the sauce is thick.

Remove from fire and mix the sauce with the Chopsuey preparation.

In a serving dish, preferably a round dish, place the Chopsuey, Put the noodle nest on top of the Chopsuey. Arrange chopped ham around it.