American Chopsuey

This is a family favourite! With chicken, prawns, vegetables, and crispy fried noodles, it’s a meal in its own right.

American Chopsuey

Recipe by Maliha KhanCourse: Soups, AppetizersCuisine: ChineseDifficulty: Easy
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Total time

1

hour 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chicken

  • 1 cup chicken liver (optional)

  • 10-12 cleaned prawns

  • ½ cup egg noodles

  • 1 medium onion

  • 1-2 cups carrots

  • 1½ cup cabbage

  • 3 spring onions

  • 1 cup bean sprouts

  • ¼ cup oil

  • ½ cup chicken stock

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 tomato

  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves

  • 1 tbsp cornflour

  • Seasoning
  • 1 tsp salt

  • ½ tsp black pepper

  • 2 tsp sugar

  • 2 tbsp vinegar

  • ½ cup ketchup

  • Marinade
  • ¼ tsp salt

  • ¼ tsp black pepper

  • ¼ tsp sugar

  • ¼ tsp soy sauce

  • 2 tbsp cornflour

  • ½ egg

Directions

  • Cut the chicken and chicken liver in strips
  • Split the prawns in half and de-vein.
  • Marinate chicken and prawns (and if using chicken liver) for at least 30 minutes.
  • Peel the carrots and thinly slice (like tooth picks) to about 1″ long.
  • Peel the onions and thinly slice. Keep in a separate bowl.
  • Thinly slice the cabbage and cut to about 1″ long. Keep in a separate bowl.
  • Chop the spring onions and place in a separate bowl. Keep in a separate bowl.
  • Boil the egg noodles and drain.
  • In a frying pan heat 1 tbsp of oil and spread the boiled noodles as an even layer. Let it fry on medium heat till crisp on one side.
  • Flip the noodles and fry the other side. If you feel the frying pan doesn’t have enough grease, add another Tbsp of oil.
  • When the noodles are crisp from both sides, move it to the serving bowl (as a flat layer).
  • In a deep cooking pan heat oil and add the marinated chicken+prawn mixture. Fry for a few minutes on medium flame until chicken changes colour.
  • Add the carrots and stir fry for 15 seconds.
  • Add the onions and stir fry for 15 seconds.
  • Add the cabbage and stir fry for 15 seconds.
  • Prepare the seasoning by mixing everything together in a small bowl.
  • Add the bean sprouts, spring onions, seasoning, and stock. Cook covered for 5 minutes on medium heat.
  • Dissolve the remaining 1 tbsp cornflour in water in a separate bowl and slowly addd into the pan stirring constantly.
  • Cook uncovered on medium heat for 2 minutes.
  • Pour on top of the crispy noodles.
  • Garnish with double fried egg, tomato slices and chopped coriander leaves.

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I’m Maliha, a Pakistani soul settled in the beautiful, vibrant city of Sydney, Australia.
I started this blog in 2008 as a way to share my mom’s recipes with close friends and family. What started as a necessity quickly turned into a desire to share what I’ve learned (and continue to learn); with the simple idea to make home-cooking approachable and fun for everyone.
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