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Chop Suey - Chicken Stir Fry
Recipe video above. The essential ingredient for a great Chop Suey sauce is Chinese cooking wine. All Chinese restaurants use it! See notes for subs if you can't get your hands on it. Veggie loaded, light on the meat, this is healthy and adaptable to whatever you've got in your fridge!
👥 2 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 14 min⏳ Prep: 9 min🔥 Cook: 6 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
"Velvet" Chicken (optional, Note 1)
2
Place chicken in a bowl, sprinkle over baking soda. Use your fingers to mix then set aside for ⏱️ 20 minutes, no longer than ⏱️ 30 minutes (can get too tender). Rinse well, pat excess water with paper towels, set aside (see video).
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Prep Ingredients:
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Sauce: Place cornflour and soy sauce in a bowl. Mix until lump free. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and stir.
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Chop choy sum: Trim end off choy sum. Then cut into 7cm (3") pieces. Separate stems from leaves.
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Chop carrot - Peel then cut into 3cm (1.3") pieces. Then slice the pieces thinly.
(6oz ) chicken breast (, thinly sliced)180gmedium carrot1
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Stir Fry:
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Heat oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Add garlic, stir quickly, then add onion, Cook for ⏱️ 1 minute, moving constantly, until onion is starting to wilt.
(6oz ) chicken breast (, thinly sliced)180gonion (, sliced (white, brown, yellow))1/2
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Add chicken, cook for ⏱️ 1 minute until the surface changes from pink to white.
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Add choy sum stems, carrot and mushrooms. Stir fry for ⏱️ 1 minute.
(6oz ) chicken breast (, thinly sliced)180gmedium carrot1
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Add choy sum leaves, bean sprouts and Sauce. Stir fry for 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes until the Sauce thickens to a thick syrup consistency. Vegetables should still be tender/crisp, not soggy and soft.
(6oz ) chicken breast (, thinly sliced)180gbean sprouts1 cup
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Serve immediately with rice (for low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice!)
Nutrition Facts
calories
298 kcal
fat Content
14 g
serving Size
618 g
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
1112 mg
protein Content
25 g
cholesterol Content
57 mg
carbohydrate Content
18 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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