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Chop Suey

Chop Suey is a quick Chinese-American stir-fry that comes together in about 15 minutes from ingredients that you probably already have in your fridge. With flavorful marinated strips of pork, crisp celery, snap peas, onions, carrots, and cabbage stir-fried with a savory sauce, it's an easy, balanced one-plate meal and I'm going to show you the best way to make it.

Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 720 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese-American Fussion

Ingredients

for pork
  • 200 grams pork chop or your favorite protein
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or ½ tablespoon soy sauce for plant-based
  • 1 teaspoon Potato Starch
for sauce
  • ¾ cup low-sodium chicken stock or vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce or ½ tablespoon soy sauce for plant-based
  • 2 teaspoons Potato Starch
  • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
for stir-fry
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 10 grams garlic ~2 medium cloves, minced
  • 8 grams fresh ginger ¼-inch coin, peeled and minced
  • 70 grams celery ~1 rib, sliced at an angle
  • 70 grams onion ~½ small onions, sliced
  • 70 grams carrot ~ ½ carrot, julienned
  • 70 grams red bell pepper ~ ½ pepper, julienned
  • 140 grams cabbage ~2 leaves, chopped
  • 70 grams snap peas 10 snap peas, trimmed and sliced
for noodles
  • 400 grams fresh chow mein noodles boiled according to package directions

Instructions

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  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the noodles. If you prefer serving this over rice, you can make rice instead. The Chop Suey takes about 8 minutes to cook, so be sure you time your noodles or rice so that it's done around the same time as the stir-fry.
  2. To prep the pork, cut it into ¼-inch strips and add it to a bowl with the Shaoxing wine, oyster sauce, and potato starch to a bowl and stir well to combine.
  3. To prepare the sauce, add the chicken stock, oyster sauce, potato starch, white pepper, salt, and sesame oil to a bowl and whisk to combine.
  4. When your vegetables are all chopped and ready, heat a large frying pan over high heat.
  5. Add the vegetable oil to the pan with the garlic and ginger and fry until fragrant (about 20 seconds).
  6. Add the celery, onion, carrots, and bell peppers and stir-fry until the onions become translucent.
  7. Move the vegetables towards the edges of the pan to make room in the center and add the marinated pork. Press the pork out into a flat layer and let it brown on one side.
  8. Stir-fry the pork in the center of the pan until it's mostly cooked through. Then continue stir-frying it together with the vegetables.
  9. Add the cabbage and snap peas and stir-fry until the snap-peas are bright green.
  10. Give the sauce a stir and then add it to the pan. Boil the mixture until the sauce thickens. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
  11. Serve the Chop Suey over noodles or rice.

Nutrition Information

Calories 720kcal (36%) Carbohydrates 109g (36%) Protein 37g (74%) Fat 14g (22%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 45mg (15%) Sodium 1453mg (61%) Potassium 671mg (19%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 5033IU (101%) Vitamin C 66mg (73%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 6mg (33%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 3servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 720

% Daily Value*

Calories 720kcal 36%
Carbohydrates 109g 36%
Protein 37g 74%
Fat 14g 22%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 45mg 15%
Sodium 1453mg 61%
Potassium 671mg 14%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 5033IU 101%
Vitamin C 66mg 73%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 6mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.