Chopsuey

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A Filipino favorite. Chopsuey or Chop Suey is a dish made-up of meat (chicken, pork, shrimp or fish) cooked quickly with different kinds of vegetables. Chopsuey is considered to be of Chinese origin but there are claims that Chopsuey was invented by Chinese immigrants in America.  There are many accounts on how chopsuey originated.  Check-out this Wikipedia article on Chopsuey.

Filipino Chopsuey is usually composed of the following vegetables:  cauliflower, sayote, bell peppers and snow peas.  Common meat are pork, chicken, beef, chicken or pork liver, and squid balls.

Chopsuey

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tablespoons vegetable cooking oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 medium sized white onion, chopped
• 1/4 kilo pork, sliced thinly
• 1/4 kilo pork liver, sliced thinly
• 1 cup green bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 piece baguio pechay, sliced
• 1 piece cabbage, sliced
• 1 can Jolly Young Corn Cuts
• 1 1/2 cup snow peas (sitsaro)
• 12 pcs quail eggs, hardboiled
• 1 table spoon oyster sauce
• 1 table spoon soy sauce
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• salt
• pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Saute the onion and garlic in a preheated pan with cooking oil.
2. Stir in the pork and liver.  Cook for 15 minutes.
3. Add the green pepper, red bell pepper, corn and carrots.  Cook for a few minutes.
4. Add the cabbage, Baguio pechay, white onion and snow peas.
5. Stir in the oyster sauce and soy sauce and simmer for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Dilute the cornstarch in ¼ cup of water then pour mixture in the pot. Mix well and simmer for a few minutes.
7. Add the quail eggs.
8. Serve.

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