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American Chopsuey

Crispy noodles with delighful sauce

Recipe by Rajiv Anand of Santa Clara, US

22 comments
15 likes

So far I have found American chopsuey served in only Indian restaurants but not in America. I wonder where the name comes from. Anyway for those of you who love this dish, here is the preparation.

Ingredients non vegetarian 4 servings

  • ¼ lb Noodles
  • ¼ cup Chicken, boiled, shredded
  • ½ cup Spring Onion, chopped
  • ¼ cup Carrot, chopped
  • ¼ cup Bell pepper
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Ginger, paste
  • ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 cup Chicken, stock
  • 4 tbsps. Tomato Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • ½ tbsp Chili Sauce (green)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vinegar
  • 1½ tbsps. Corn Flour

Directions

For the chopsuey sauce :
  1. Heat 4 tbsp. of oil in pan and add ginger paste, spring onions, carrot, bell peppers, chilli powder and salt.
  2. Stir fry this over high heat for a minute before adding chicken pieces. Fry another couple of minutes.
  3. Add tomato sauce, chilli sauce, sugar, vinegar, stock and salt to taste. Bring to a boil.
  4. In a seperate cup mix corn flour with cold water, mix it well and then combine with the boiling sauce.
  5. Keep stirring till the sauce becomes thick. Set aside.
For the noodles :
  1. Boil water, add noodles and salt. Cook uncovered for couple of minutes till the noodles are soft and firm but not mushy.
  2. Drain and wash with cold water. Add a little bit of oil to keep the noodles from sticking.
  3. Heat plenty of oil in a deep frying pan to frying heat. Add drained noodles in circles.
  4. Remove on a kitchen towel when crisp and golden, let the oil get absorbed in towel.
To serve the chopsuey, place crispy noodles in a serving bowl (or deep plate). Pour the hot chopsuey sauce over it.
Serve immediately.

Comments

Vrishali Mate

I think this receipe is very easy to make and most of the ingrediaents are available at home....its a must try at home....

shalini tripathy

this a great dish.....i tried at home and everyone loved it........

afshan ahamed

hi rajiv,, can we make this out of any noodles..in an cooking programme the chef said to use the egg noodles only.....i wanna try ur dish plz clarify....

hanabee

This is my whole family's favourite chopsuey and you are right It is only found in Indo Pak not in America. Thank you soo much.

Divya

Divya

Dear Rajiv, I tried ur recipe,I didn t fry the noodles even then it was tasty.

salma

salma

Marvelous recipe can we use egg speghatties?

Divya

Divya

Dear Mamata and Devika I am also veg. Just exlude chicken and replace chicken stock with either veg sock or water.

Recipe-tryer

Recipe-tryer

this recipe is AWESUM!!! tried it, tasted gud..

christy gerald

christy gerald

Hi Rajiv Anand , American Chopsuey is a very good recipe. i think the name 'chopsuey' is chinese.

devika

devika

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO MAKE VEGETARIAN CHOPSEY ?????

Viji

Can you tell which veg can replace broccoli and carrot? I live in a small place where they r not available off season.

mamta

mamta

cant this be veg? pl answer

rhea melwani

hi... thanxs for the receipe....made it for the first time at home..and turned out awsome!!!!!!!cheers....

amna

its a very delicious recipe which can be prepared very easily in a short time. the gravy tastes even more delicious with rice. try it.

zahra gheidi

what is msg in your recepie manchurian?

Ashneet Kaur

on the top place a layer of fried egg (poch) to finish preparation of the dish.

NOOR JEHAN

its supper, great , me and my family love chainess , itreid chopsuey first time v love it ,thx

adila

i have tried this recepie with baking the noodels instead of frying . tastes great .just add a sprinkle of oil and place noodles in circles on a cookie sheet after boiling and rinsing them in cold water

samina ansari

YOUR RECEIPE ARE MOUTH WATERING ITS VERY TASTE FUL AND HEALTHY FOR EVERY ONE MY DAUGHTER LOVES WHEN I PREPARE YOUR DISH

Jay

Great ive been looking for this too but do you have a vegetarian version

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