BEEF CHOP SUEY

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Easy to make, and also very adaptable. Chop suey is the classic Chinese-American dish. This one's mainly a vegetable dish with beef added for extra flavor.

Provided by littleturtle

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 24

1/2 lb lean beef
2 teaspoons oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon pepper
oil, for stir-frying
2 small onions, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, cut diagonally
2 carrots, finely chopped
1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, washed & sliced
7 ounces canned bean sprouts, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup bamboo shoots, rinsed & cut into thin strips (fresh if possible) or 1/2 cup water chestnut, sliced (fresh if possible)
3 slices fresh ginger, crushed
1/2 cabbage, finely chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup water
4 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
2 cups cooked rice

Steps:

  • Cut beef into thin slices and marinate in a mixture of the next 6 ingredients for 10-15 minutes.
  • Heat a little oil and saute the onions& celery until onion is transparent, and set aside.
  • Stir-fry the carrots, mushrooms, sprouts and bamboo individually for 1 minute each (order doesn't matter)& set aside.
  • Saute the ginger for 1 minute, add the cabbage and cook for another minute.
  • Add the rest of the vegetables, mix well and add a tsp of sugar and 2 tsp salt or salt and sugar to taste.
  • Remove vegetables and set aside.
  • Heat a little oil and saute the garlic.
  • Add the marinated beef and cook for 2 more minutes.
  • Mix together the remaining 4 ingredients and stir into the beef.
  • Cook until cornstarch is clear and pour beef over the vegetables.
  • Serve chop suey over rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 462.3, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 44.6, Sodium 2897.5, Carbohydrate 72.3, Fiber 8.3, Sugar 18, Protein 26.8

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