Chop Suey and Pan Fried Noodles

Do you enjoy chinese take out?? Have you ever attempted to cook it yourself?? It may just be time to do just that. This post shares two great recipes of pan fried noodles and chinese noodles.


Pan Fried Noodles
2 cups cooked chicken, cooked roast pork, cooked roast beef, cooked roast turkey, cooked shrimp, surimi (fake crab), scallops, or fried tofu cubes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger
3 cups shredded chinese cabbage or bok choy
2 cups fresh bean sprouts
1 cup sliced bamboo shoots
1 cup julienned matchstick carrots
2 ribs celery, sliced at an angle
1 medium onion, halved and then cut into thin slivers
4 scallions, sliced
Sliced mushrooms, chopped red bell pepper, snow pea pods (optional)
SAUCE
2 cups chicken broth, or beef broth, or turkey broth, or pork broth, or seafood broth or vegetable broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar or Splenda
Salt and pepper
NOODLES
4 ounces dried Chinese noodles, cooked and drained
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
Salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg, lightly beaten.

Step 1
Mix sauce ingredients and keep nearby.
Step 2
In a large deep skillet or wok, stir-fry the carrots, celery and onion in oil until they begin to brown.
Step 3
Add the cabbage and ginger and stir-fry until the leafy part of the cabbage wilts a bit.
Step 4
Add the chicken/protein, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, and scallions and cook until the bean sprouts just begin to soften.
Step 5
Re-stir the sauce and pour into wok, stir for a few minutes until it boils and thickens.
Step 6
Toss cooked, drained noodles with sesame oil, tnen season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
Step 7
Toss noodles again with beaten egg.
Step 8
Place noodles in serving size piles in a nonstick spray coated nonstick skillet, and cook as you would a pancake, flipping them over when they become golden underneath, when golden on both sides, slide onto a serving plate and top with chop suey.

Time to both prep and cook: about 40 minutes
Serves about 4-6