American chopsuey
American chopsuey, from above
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American chopsuey

Crispy noodles drowned in sweet and sour sauce. Neither American nor Chinese, completely delicious.

40 minTime
8 gProtein each
mediumSpice
A dish with two passports2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCrisp noodles, sweet sour sauce.
The original
420kcalsame
8 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
40minutessame

American chopsuey.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Wheat noodles¾ packet hakka noodles
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 3 1/2 tbsp absorbed
Garlic4 cloves, chopped
Onion1, sliced
Cabbage1½ cups, shredded
Carrot1 small, julienned
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, sliced
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)4 tbsp
Red chilli sauce1 tbsp
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Vinegar2 tsp
Sugar2 tsp
Cornflour (cornstarch)2 tbsp
Water1¼ cups
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1 stalk, chopped
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Boil noodles until just done, drain, cool and toss with a little cornflour. Deep fry in flat nests until crisp and golden.
  2. 2Heat 1 tbsp oil, fry garlic and onion, then cabbage, carrot and capsicum for 2 minutes.
  3. 3Add ketchup, chilli sauce, soy, vinegar, sugar, salt and the water. Bring to a boil.
  4. 4Thicken with cornflour slurry until glossy.
  5. 5Place noodles on plates, pour sauce over, top with spring onion and serve immediately.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in bowls straight from the pan, while everything is still glossy.

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What goes with American chopsuey: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Hot and sour soup30 min
On the side Manchow soup35 min
To drink Masala chai10 min
Something sweet Sweet corn kheer35 min
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