Chop Suey

               Chop Suey                                        雜碎

Some people think that there is only one kind of chop suey, but that is not true. We want to show the different versions that you can prepare changing a couple of ingredients, that way you can pleased people with different tastes.

 

Here are the different kinds of chop suey:

•    Chop suey with pork: this dish is prepared with pork and vegetables cooked in a flavorful sauce. The recipe calls for pork but beef can be used instead.

•    Chicken chop suey: this dish is prepared with chicken and mushrooms.

•    Lunch counter chop suey: Straight from Woolworth's lunch counter, circa 1950. It brings back memories of what passed for Chinese food in western restaurants.

•    Oven chop suey casserole: A nourishing, easy to make dish - just combine all the ingredients, bake, and serve over chow mein noodles.

 

We choose the chicken chop suey for being the healthiest version, now we show how to prepare it:

Ingredients:

 
•    4 spoonful of soy sauce
•    2 teaspoonful of white sugar
•    500 gr of chicken breast without bones and skin
•    3 spoonful of olive oil
•    2 onions
•    2 garlic bulb
•    200 gr of chinese roots
•    1 spoonful of cornstarch
•    3 spoonful of water
•    1 Celery.

 

Preparation:

We begin by mixing the soy sauce with sugar, stirring till these are completely dissolved.
Clean the chicken breast, cut them in thin strips and marinate in the soy and sugar. Let it rest about 20 minutes in the refrigerator.

In a wok sauté the chicken with olive oil about 2 minutes.

 

 

Now add the cut onions and the crushed garlic bulbs. Add too the chinese roots and fry the mix for 4 minutes.

In a stewpot boil the chicken broth adding the cornstarch dissolved in the water stirring till the mix thicken, lets finish serving on a dish the sauté chicken with the vegetables and above it the chicken sauce and leek cut in thin strips.

Beginning of Chop Suey.

There are some theories about the invention of Chop Suey. The first said that the chop Suey was invented in United States by an immigrant cantonese that wants created a Chinese dish to westerners.  Thus he mixed many saute vegetables with a little of chicken or meat and serve it accompanied with steamed rice. 

 

He christened his creation, chop suey, (“tsap seui") which means "mixed pieces"; it refers to a kind of stew made of many different ingredients mixed together.
The second refers a Japanese chef that created the dish for pleased a general that visited him. He christened lee Chop Suey in honor at the general Lee Hon Chung, the man that inspired him.

 

The benefits of prepare Chop Suey are:

•    Is a recipe that its preparation is quick
•    Is easy to prepare
•    The ingredients are common and easy to obtain
•    It’s very cheaper
•    It’s very healthy and helps to attack many illness
•    It has a lot of water
•    It hasn't many seasonings
•    You can prepare it for any occasion

 

We recommend you that do it in your home and enjoy it with a delicious glass of wine.

 
Ingredients Quantity (4 portions)

Ingredient                                        Quantity
Chicken boneless strips                      400 g
Carrots peeled and cut                        100 g
Onions                                                100 g
Mushrooms                                        100 g
Soy sauce                                            40 cc
Oil                                                      To taste
Celery                                                 100 g
Flour or cornstarch                             2 tablespoons soup
White wine or beer or water               100 cc

 

Nutritional information

Before to talk about the nutritional information here are some tips for have a good helth. You should remember...

•    Revise the quantity of calories that you consume per day this value shouldn´t be greater than 2000 kcal under regular physical activity.
•    Eat in hours
•    Eat healthy food rich in vitamins and minerals
•    Drink a lot of water
•    Enjoy of a delicious salad
•    Eat as possible natural food

 

The following calories are given per 100 g of food

Ingredient                                               Calories
Chicken boneless strips                            146 cal
Chinese roots                                           Low on calories
Onions                                                     32 cal
Mushrooms                                               35 cal
Soy sauce                                                 56 cal
Oil                                                           899 cal
Celery                                                      15 cal
Flour or cornstarch                                   349 cal
White wine or beer or water (a glass)        80 cal
Suma                                                       1612 cal
 

The portion of Chop Suey has aproximately 1612 cal, for that is a very healthy recipe. However here are some tips for prepare this delicious plate. 

 

Onion is useful to prevent cardiovascular disease and protects against stomach and other cancers.

Celery  is a plant that ontent of vitamin A, whilst the stems are an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C.

Garlic hep the heart and immune systems with antioxidant properties and promotes a good  blood circulation.


 

Chicken is a source of protein, chicken breast can reduce the risk of some types of cancer, and protect the iimmunity system.
 

 

 

 

Price of the ingredients:

Ingredient                         Market Price                     Price per serving

Soy sauce                             $1000                                   $200

Chicken breast                     $3000                                   $900

Onion                                   $600                                     $300

Garlic                                   $1000                                   $500

Chinese roots                       $1000                                   $800

Corn starch                          $800                                     $200

Celery                                  $1300                                   $100

References

http://www.enplenitud.com/chop-suey-de-pollo.html#ixzz1uLqUGiID

http://www.enplenitud.com/chop-suey-de-pollo.html

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/recipesbymeal/a/chow-mein.htm

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/foodamerica/a/chop-suey-history.htm