Chicken And Vegetable Chop Suey

There are many oriental dishes that we can enjoy at home. You don’t have to travel to the Asian continent to consume them, or even go to a Chinese restaurant. You can make a delicious chicken and vegetable chop suey in your own kitchen. As if you were traveling to Beijing, but without leaving your city.

In the following article we show you two recipes to prepare this dish. They are not complicated to prepare and the result is delicious.

Chicken and vegetable chop suey

The “evil tongues” say that this dish was not invented in the East, but in the United States at the beginning of the 19th century. For a Chinese immigrant, yes. Apparently he mixed the ingredients that he had on hand and that reminded him of his native country and accompanied it with rice.

Beyond this story, the name of the dish means “mixed chunks. ” They may have invented it in China or America, but the truth is that it is delicious and very easy to prepare. In addition, it supports all kinds of ingredients, as you will see below.

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 small zucchini
• ½ red pepper
• 1 carrot
• 200 grams of bean sprouts
• 1 teaspoon of grated ginger (5 g)
• 1 clove garlic
• 50 ml of soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon of sesame oil (5 g)
• Sunflower oil

Preparation

1. Peel the onion and cut it into thick julienne strips.
2. Wash and cut the rest of the vegetables into sticks, peeling as necessary.
3. In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce with the finely chopped garlic and grated or ground ginger.
4. In a wok (or it can also be a large saucepan or pan) place 5 tablespoons of sunflower oil and heat over low heat.
5. Add the vegetables by raising the heat, stirring occasionally so they do not burn. When they are tender, add the bean sprouts.
6. Chop the chicken and pour into the wok, stirring well and cooking for about 5 minutes.
7. Pour in the ginger garlic soy sauce, in addition to the rest of the soy sauce.
8. Cook 10 more minutes and voila, everyone at the table.

You can accompany the dish with a bowl of white rice for each diner and, if they dare, they can eat using sticks.

A variant of chicken and vegetable chop suey

Chinese food has become fashionable in the West since the first restaurants began to open and, in addition, we have seen it in movies where sushi or noodles are ordered. Little by little, people were learning to prepare it at home as well, and different ways of cooking these dishes emerged. This is another way to prepare chop suey, but just as delicious.

Ingredients

• 12 chicken fillets (can also be 2 large breasts)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 green bell pepper
• 2 chives
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 400 ml of chicken broth
• 200 grams of bean sprouts
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon of cornstarch or flour (5 g)

For the marinade:

• 60 ml of soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons of sugar (24 g)

Preparation

1. Macerate the chicken as a first measure. To do this, mix the soy sauce with the sugar, pour over the meat and reserve on the counter for an hour.
2. Meanwhile, cut the vegetables into strips or julienne.
3. After that time, drain the sauce and brown the chicken in a casserole or wok.
4. When it has browned well, add the vegetables except for the sprouts. Season and sauté for 5 minutes.
5. Prepare the chicken broth and place a tablespoon of cornstarch or flour for more hope.
6. Add the bean sprouts to the casserole and then the boiling broth.
7. Let everything cook over low heat, about 10 minutes.

When the vegetables and tender chicken are cooked, turn off the heat and serve on plates. If you want, you can  pour more soy sauce on top before eating. 

Do not forget that you can accompany this recipe for chicken and vegetable chop suey with white rice or rice noodles. The latter are bought in the market, in naturist houses and at fairs. Eat with sticks and it will look like you’ve traveled to China!