Best Chop Suey Nicaragüense Recipes

CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Heat shortening in a large, deep skillet. Sear pork until it turns white, then add onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add celery, hot water, salt and pepper. Cover skillet and simmer for 5 minutes. Add sprouts and heat to boiling.
• In a small bowl combine the cold water, cornstarch, soy sauce and sugar. Mix together and add to skillet mixture. Cook for 5 minutes, or until thickened to taste.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Then add the ground beef and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up the chunks of meat with a spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the herbs and pepper over the meat, add salt to taste, and mix in well.
• 2. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices, the tomato sauce, paste, and juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer while you cook the pasta.
• 3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain. Mix the macaroni into the chop suey. Serve hot.

CHOP SUEY NICARAGüENSE

Steps:

• Shred chicken with your fingers.
• Cut all vegetables into thin strips and keep separate the carrots, cabbage, onion and peppers.
• Heat stove at medium/high temp and add 2 Tbsp olive oil to a deep pot. Melt a stick of butter.
• Heat a second deep pot and add 2 Tbsp olive oil. Melt half a stick of butter
• Place the onion and all the peppers in pot # 2.
• Place the cabbage in pot # 1.
• Constantly stir all vegetables in both pots.
• When the onions are translucent, add the carrots.
• When the carrots are soft, add the cooked chicken.
• When all is mixed, add the ketchup and soy sauce.
• Stir frequently.
• When the cabbage is soft, combine pot # 2 with pot # 1.
• Lower the heat to medium or med/low making sure the vegetables don't get too soft.
• Add lemon juice.
• Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. (add 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tsp salt, etc. depending on the size of the cabbage.).
• Enjoy.

CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown beef; drain. Dissolve bouillon in 1-1/2 cups boiling water; add to skillet. , Combine remaining water with cornstarch; stir into beef mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Add vegetables and soy sauce; stir and cook until heated through, about 15 minutes. , Serve over rice; sprinkle with chow mein noodles.

CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Stir together garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch in a bowl. Stir in pork and marinate 15 minutes.
• Keep cut vegetables separate. Heat a wok over high heat until a bead of water dropped onto cooking surface evaporates immediately. Drizzle 1 teaspoon vegetable oil around side of wok, then stir-fry celery, seasoning with salt, until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer celery to a large bowl. Reheat wok and stir-fry each remaining vegetable separately in same manner (but allow only 1 minute for bean sprouts), adding 1 teaspoon oil to wok before each batch and seasoning with salt. When stir-frying bok choy, begin with ribs, then add leaves and 1 tablespoon water after 1 minute. Transfer each vegetable as cooked to bowl with celery.
• Stir together chicken broth, 1 teaspoon oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon cornstarch.
• Reheat wok over high heat until a bead of water evaporates immediately. Drizzle 1 tablespoon vegetable oil around side of wok, then stir-fry pork until just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Return all vegetables to wok and toss. Make a well in center, then stir broth mixture and add to well. Bring sauce to a boil, undisturbed, then stir to combine with pork and vegetables. Serve immediately, with cooked rice.