American Chopsuey

American Chopsuey

America meets china in chop suey. Add a jain influence to it, and you have an amazing blend of cultures!

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients:

For The Sauce
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 tbsp cornflour
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tbsp soy sauce
salt to taste

Other Ingredients:
1 cup finely shredded cabbage
1/2 cup thinly sliced capsicum
1/2 cup thinly sliced baby corn
1/4 cup boiled and sliced french beans
1/4 cup boiled cauliflower florets
2 tbsp chopped celery
3/4 cup boiled noodles , refer handy tip
2 tsp chilli sauce
1 1/2 cups fried noodles , refer handy tip
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

Preparation Method:

For the Sauce:
Place all the ingredients of the sauce in a vessel, mix well and put to boil. Cook while stirring continuously until the sauce thickens. Keep aside.

How to Proceed:

Heat the oil in a wok, add in all the vegetables and cook on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes.
   
Add in the prepared sauce, chilli sauce and salt.
   
Cook for 1 minute and mix in boiled noodles.
   
Switch of the flame and mix half of the fried noodles.
   
Serve hot topped with remaining fried noodles.


Tips:

Chinese or hakka noodles are available in provision stores in their dried form in packets.

They have to be cooked in salted boiling water and used.
   
To make fried noodles, the same noodles are half-cooked in the water and then the water is drained out.
   
The cooked noodles are patted dry with a cloth and deep-fried in hot oil till crisp.
   
Remember to choose the vegetarian version of hakka noodles.