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I don't know, officially, what chop suey is supposed to be, but my Mum's recipe for chop suey, which includes a pound of beef stew meat, a pound a pork butt cubed, celery, onion, bean sprouts, and various spices was so delicious my brothers and I all still make it and chow it down.
Ya mean your mom didn't buy the cans of chop suey when you were growing up? The cans contained some kind of intestinal concoction that was heated and then poured on dry noodles.
My Chinese friends all laugh at 'Chop suey"...It's leftovers thrown together for quick meal...or as someone else said 'stew.' They did not think very highly of it.
My mom made that stuff when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Couldn't stand it then wouldn't eat it now. I enjoy other kinds of oriental food but that stuff was nasty. My mom grew up in eastern Ky. and was an excellent cook but not that stuff.
For those who consider chop suey a stew, or a mix of crappy leftovers thrown together, try my Mum's recipe:
1 pd beef stew meat - cubed 1 pd pork butt - cubed 1 yellow onion - chopped 3 or 4 stalks celery - rough chopped 2 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons sugar or molasses 1 cup water 1 can bean sprouts Red pepper flakes to your taste
Brown meat, then add onions and celery and the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for an hour or so. Serve over rice and garnish with LaChoy Chow Mein noodles. If I wasn't slow cooking a brisket today, I'd make this tonight.
Chop suey was whatever vegies that were in the refrigerator with whatever meat that was available over noodles. The only constants were onion, celery, and bean sprouts.
I don't know, officially, what chop suey is supposed to be, but my Mum's recipe for chop suey, which includes a pound of beef stew meat, a pound a pork butt cubed, celery, onion, bean sprouts, and various spices was so delicious my brothers and I all still make it and chow it down.
ReplyDeleteThat's stew.
DeleteReal Chinese food doesn't have anywhere near that much meat.
Deletei'm thinkin it was an american idea?
ReplyDeleteI think Chop Suey is an American concoction that the Chines restaurants latched onto. Kind of like a burrito to real Mexican food.
ReplyDeleteYa mean your mom didn't buy the cans of chop suey when you were growing up? The cans contained some kind of intestinal concoction that was heated and then poured on dry noodles.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_suey
ReplyDeleteBasically an ode to Asia stew moms made with all the odd can goods that were being sold on discount. Predominately soy sauce infused.
Was the dreaded school camp dish, as some kid or another would chuck the stuff up, likely from a modicum of intestinal self preservation taking over.
Often a couple other kids would toss theirs up out of sympathetic gag reflex.
Don't think any of the kids dies from it at camp, but it sure seemed close!
My Chinese friends all laugh at 'Chop suey"...It's leftovers thrown together for quick meal...or as someone else said 'stew.' They did not think very highly of it.
ReplyDeleteMy mom made that stuff when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's. Couldn't stand it then wouldn't eat it now. I enjoy other kinds of oriental food but that stuff was nasty. My mom grew up in eastern Ky. and was an excellent cook but not that stuff.
ReplyDeleteFor those who consider chop suey a stew, or a mix of crappy leftovers thrown together, try my Mum's recipe:
ReplyDelete1 pd beef stew meat - cubed
1 pd pork butt - cubed
1 yellow onion - chopped
3 or 4 stalks celery - rough chopped
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons sugar or molasses
1 cup water
1 can bean sprouts
Red pepper flakes to your taste
Brown meat, then add onions and celery and the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for an hour or so. Serve over rice and garnish with LaChoy Chow Mein noodles. If I wasn't slow cooking a brisket today, I'd make this tonight.
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It's stir fry
ReplyDeletegreat foto.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Google translate, it means "we no see your cat, you quit ask!"
ReplyDeleteIt's Chinese for "leftovers."
ReplyDeleteChop suey was whatever vegies that were in the refrigerator with whatever meat that was available over noodles. The only constants were onion, celery, and bean sprouts.
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