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Chop suey Recipe
Ed Joven
Chopsuey Recipe is a popular Filipino-Chinese vegetable dish primarily made up of mixed vegetable with chicken, beef, and shrimp for extra flavor. A nutritious and an excellent vegetable dish for any special occasions.
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
50
minutes
mins
Course
Vegetable
Cuisine
Filipino
Servings
4
people
Calories
167
kcal
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
1/4
kilo broccoli
cut into florets
1/4
kilo cauliflower
cut into florets
1
large carrot
peeled and sliced
1/2
cup
chicharo
snow peas
1/4
small cabbage
cut into 1-inch thick strips
1
cup
Chinese pechay
1
small red bell pepper
seeded and cut into small pieces
1
small bell pepper
seeded and cut into small pieces
1/4
cup
button mushrooms
1
small onion
peeled and sliced
2
cloves
garlic
peeled and minced
1
cup
chicken thigh fillets
cut into 1-inch cubes
1
tablespoon
oyster sauce
½
cup
chicken liver
cut into 1-inch cubes
5
pieces
baby corn
halved crosswise
10
quail eggs
hard boiled and peeled
1
chicken cube
1
cup
shrimps
1-1/2
teaspoons
corn starch
2
tablespoon
Canola oil
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a Large sauce pan, add 3 1/2 cups of water, 1 teaspoon salt and simmer.
Also prepare a bowl with water and lots of ice for your vegetable ice bath.
Add carrots, bell pepper, young corn and snow peas (chicharo) cook for about 2 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, remove the veggies from sauce pan and place it into a bowl of ice bath.
Add cauliflower and broccoli to the sauce pan and cook for about 3 minutes
Using a slotted spoon, remove the broccoli and cauliflower from sauce pan and place it into a bowl of ice bath.
Dissolve the Chicken Cube using water from the poaching liquid.
Set aside and reserve the poaching liquid.
Drain vegetables from the ice bath when they are cold.
Pour and heat Canola oil in a wok or large sauce pan.
Saute onions and garlic and cook until softened.
Add the sliced chicken and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the chicken liver and continue to cook for about 2 minutes or until the liver is cooked.
Pour the dissolved chicken cube and mix.
Pour 2 cups of the reserved poaching liquid and oyster sauce.
Cover the pan and bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the hardboiled quail eggs and mushrooms.
Add the shrimp and cook for 1 minute.
Drain the vegetables then add to the mixture
Gently stir the veggies to combine, and cook for about 5 minutes.
Add salt and pepper.
Add cabbage and chinese pechay.
Combine 1/4 cup of cold water and corn starch in a small bowl and stir until corn starch is dissolved.
Add the dissolved corn starch.
Gently stir the Chopsuey mixture.
Add corn starch mixture to pan, stirring gently.
Cook for about 2 minutes until the sauce has thickened.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Remove from the sauce pan or wok and place in a serving dish.
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Nutrition
Serving:
1
cup
Calories:
167
kcal
Carbohydrates:
9.5
g
Protein:
16
g
Fat:
8
g
Saturated Fat:
1.5
g
Trans Fat:
0.5
g
Cholesterol:
36
mg
Sodium:
560
mg
Potassium:
550
mg
Fiber:
3
g
Sugar:
5
g
Vitamin A:
1750
IU
Vitamin C:
66
mg
Calcium:
80
mg
Iron:
1.8
mg
Keyword
Vegetable Recipes
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