Chopsuey

Chopsuey is an American-Chinese dish consisting of meat and eggs, cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce.

Chopsuey Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/2 kg pork, sliced about 1 – 1 1/2 inches
• 10-12 pcs quail eggs (itlog ng pugo), boiled
• 2 – 3 tbsp cooking oil
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 medium onion, slice into 6 wedges
• 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced diagonally about 1/2 inch
• 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• Salt and pepper
• shrimp
• 1/2 cabbage, quartered
• 1 medium carrot, sliced
• 1/2 to 1 cup of cauliflower
• 1/2 to 1 cup of snow peas (chicharo) or baguio beans (alternative)
• 1 can of baby corn (optional)
• 1 tbsp magic sarap seasoning (optional)
• 2 tsp cornstarch diluted in 1/4 cup of water

Cooking Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion
2. Add pork and red bell pepper, cook for 1 – 2 minutes
3. Add 1 cup water and 1 tbsp oyster sauce
4. Mix, then cover and bring to boil
5. Add cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, snow peas/baguio beans and baby corn
6. Add 1 tbsp magic sarap seasoning
7. Put Salt and pepper to taste
8. Mix, then cover and simmer for about 5 minutes until vegetables are half cooked
9. Add quail eggs/itlog ng pugo (optional)
10. Add diluted cornstarch mixture into the pot and mix well.
11. Simmer for about a minute
12. Serve hot and ENJOY!