Chop Suey

Chop suey (in Chinese means 'mixed pieces') is an American-Chinese dish that was adopted by the Filipinos and became one of their dishes.

Chop Suey is a dish consisting of meats (often chicken, beef, shrimp or pork), cooked quickly with vegetables such as carrots, cabbage, and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce.

Ingredients:
- 2 pieces of chicken breast, deboned and cut into strips
- 1 tsp. salt- 1 tsp. constarch
- 1 tsp. soy sauce- 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
- 2 crushed cloves garlic
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 cup sitsaro, stringed
- 1 medium-sized carrot sliced
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 1/4" lengths
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 tbsps cornstarch- 1 tsp. chicken bouillon
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 cup water

Cooking procedures:
-Heat oil in a wok and saute' the garlic until light brown then add onions and cook until wilted. Pour the chicken and cook until tender.
-Add the vegetables and stir fry for 5 minutes. Add half of the water.
-Put the constarch in the remaining water and stir it add it to the pan.
- Blend in the bouillon, sugar and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until vegetables are cooked.

Note: Do not overcook the vegetables.

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