Beef chop suey recipe

Total Time:
40 mins
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
15 mins
Servings:
3-4

Ingredients:

* 1/2 lb lean beef
* 2 teaspoons oil
* 2 teaspoons soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 4 teaspoons cornstarch
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* oil, for stir-frying
* 2 small onions, finely chopped
* 1 stalk celery, cut diagonally
* 2 carrots, finely chopped
* 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, washed & sliced
* 7 ounces canned bean sprouts, drained and rinsed
* 1/2 cup bamboo shoots, rinsed & cut into thin strips (fresh if possible) or 1/2 cup water chestnut, sliced      (fresh if possible)
* 3 slices fresh ginger, crushed
* 1/2 cabbage, finely chopped
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 4 garlic cloves, crushed
* 1 cup water
* 4 teaspoons cornstarch
* 2 teaspoons soy sauce
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 2 cups cooked rice

Directions:

1) Cut beef into thin slices and marinate in a mixture of the next 6 ingredients for 10-15 minutes.

2) Heat a little oil and saute the onions& celery until onion is transparent, and set aside.

3) Stir-fry the carrots, mushrooms, sprouts and bamboo individually for 1 minute each (order doesn't matter)& set aside.

4) Saute the ginger for 1 minute, add the cabbage and cook for another minute.

5) Add the rest of the vegetables, mix well and add a tsp of sugar and 2 tsp salt or salt and sugar to taste.

6) Remove vegetables and set aside.

7) Heat a little oil and saute the garlic.

8) Add the marinated beef and cook for 2 more minutes.

9) Mix together the remaining 4 ingredients and stir into the beef.

10) Cook until cornstarch is clear and pour beef over the vegetables.

11) Serve chop suey over rice.