To make irregular pieces about an inch square. Slice celery diagonally to make thin crescents. Remove seeds and membrane frm pepper and slice to Slice onion thinlyĪnd separate to make rings. Cut the chicken across the into small, bite-sized morsels.1/2 cup Chinese pea pods (1/2 frozen 8-ounce box).2 green onions, diagonally sliced, for garnish.The recipe is Chicken Chop Suey, any meat or vegetable you choose can be substituted to make your very own version of chop suey. This recipe makes 4 to 8 servings depending on accompanying dishes.
#CHICKEN CHOP SUEY RECIPE WITH BEAN SPROUTS FULL#
There you got a ladle full ofĬhop suey in a bowl and is was served like a soup. Union Elementary School cafeteria way back when. My very first recollection of chop suey was in the Paso Robles Served over soft noodles, chop suey differs in that it is served over rice. Where chow mein is served over crip noodles and lo mein is It is certainly similar toĬhow mein and lo mein. Material at hand - more a recipe of style than substance. Your could usually find chop suey at the bottom of the menuĪs an entree but it was seldom included with the numbered dinners, you know,Ī recipe for chop suey is not iron-clad. Popularity of Chinese dining in the forty's and fifty's, people sought out moreĪuthentic Chinese dishes (little did they know that chop suey's replacements wereĮqually Americanized). "kitchenettes," it's well-known American origin was it's downfall. May not of wanted chop suey but the red neon signs marked the spot where foodĬould be obtained - just like looking for the "golden arches."Īlthough chop suey was a featured dish at the little Chinatown Considering that the sign was written in English, it might well beĪssumed that the sign was intended for the visitor to Chinatown. The ever-present red neon signs, Chop Suey, marked the locations of restaurantsĪnd cafes. I have seen period photographs of 1940's San Francisco Chinatown.
The popularity of chop suey was long lived after it's gold rush era In essence, it became the first American fast-food and its Impatiently out front, the cook improvised with the meager provisions at hand and The kitchen with which to prepare a meal. The cook, was frantic because there was almost nothing left in The story goes that a hungry miner, arriving late and after hours,ĭemanded a meal. One of those little Chinese restaurant shops could be rewarding with a good and Miners had learned that, even if you didn't know what you were eating, a meal in Industries such as laundry, domestic service and food preparation. Some workedīuilding the railroads, some searched for gold and some worked in the service In Californiaĭuring the gold rush of 1849, there were many Chinese immigrants. Without at least a reference to that old American favorite, chop suey. I don't believe any casual treatise on Asian-style cooking would be complete Chop Suey, An American Classic Chinese Food by Larry Andersen
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