Vegetable Chop Suey Recipe

Vegetable chop suey recipe made with crispy fried noodles, yummy sauces & lots of veggies. This American Chinese dish is full of flavors and is going to be loved by your kids.

Chop suey is from American Chinese cuisine invented in the U.S. by Chinese Americans. They were Chinese migrants who settled in America. Similar to Spaghetti Marinara, it is made with noodles, stir-fried vegetables, and a thick tomato-based sauce.

Classic American chop-suey includes meat (often chicken, fish, beef, shrimp, or pork) and eggs, cooked quickly with vegetables such as bean sprouts, cabbage, and celery and bound in a starch-thickened sauce. You can serve Chop suey with rice or fried noodles.

About this recipe

In this recipe post, I am sharing the vegetable American chop suey recipe. It is made with stir-fried vegetables cooked in a sweet, savory, and spicy sauce. Served with fried noodles.

This homemade chop suey tastes super delicious. It is loaded with lots of veggies and you can season it with simple sauces easily available in your kitchen pantry. You have to try the recipe at least once.

Traditionally American chop suey is made with ground meat, macaroni, and a seasoned tomato sauce.

This Indian American Chop suey recipe has no meat included in the preparation of this dish. This is a Vegan American chop suey recipe. It is popularly served here at Chinese restaurants and food stalls.

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Why You Need This Recipe

• Quick & easy to make - You can make it within 30 minutes.
• Easy to customize – see the ingredient list below for alternative ingredients. You can add or skip the ingredients as per your taste.
• One-pan recipe - You need only one pan or skillet to make this recipe.
• A great way to use leftover vegetables.
• Make-ahead recipe - You can fry the noodles in advance & store them in an airtight container.
• Vegan - No eggs, chicken, or dairy is used to make the chop suey.

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Noodles - I have used whole wheat noodles. You can also use instant noodles or veg Hakka noodles.
• Vegetables - I have used cabbage, capsicum, carrot, and spring onion greens. You can add any vegetables of your choice like broccoli, snow peas, corn, etc.
• Corn flour - Corn flour is used to thicken the sauce. Alternatively, you can use potato starch too. Do not skip it.
• Garlic - Use finely chopped fresh garlic for the best flavors. Alternatively, you can also use garlic paste.
• Flavoring - Tomato sauce, soy sauce, black pepper powder, sugar, salt & vinegar.

For the detailed list of ingredients & their measurements, please check out the recipe card below.

How to make veg American chop suey with step-by-step photos

Cooking the noodles

1. Boil 5 cups of water. Add salt to it. (image 1)
2. Next, add the noodles to the boiling water & cook as per package instructions or until al dente. (image 2)
3. Drain the noodles in a colander. (image 3)
4. Rinse it with cold water. Set it aside for a minute. (image 4)

   

Frying the noodles

• Sprinkle cornflour on the noodles & toss it. Do not add too much corn flour. (Images 5 & 6)
• Fry the noodles in medium hot oil. (image 7)
• With the help of the ladle try to give it a round shape. Let it fry on one side then gently flip & fry on the other side until golden & crisp (refer to the video). Set it aside. (image 8)
• Same way fry the noodles in batches. I fried the noodles in 2 batches.

  

Making the chop suey sauce

• In the same pan, leave 2 teaspoon oil and remove excess oil.
• Sauté finely chopped garlic for a minute.
• Add spring onion white. Stir fry it for a minute. (image 9)
• Next, add cabbage, capsicum & carrot to it. Stir fry it for 2-3 minutes. (Images 10 & 11)
• Add 1 cup water, tomato sauce, soy sauce, black pepper powder, sugar & salt. Stir it well. (Images 12 & 13)

  

• Let it come to a boil then add cornflour slurry (mix 2 teaspoon cornflour in 1.5 teaspoon water). Cook stirring continuously until it thickens. (image 14)
• Once the chop suey sauce thickens, remove it from the heat. (image 15)
• Stir in vinegar & spring onion greens. (image 16)

  

• Serve American chop suey immediately with crisp fried noodles, garnish with spring onion greens & enjoy!

Tips to make the best American Chop Suey

1. Cook the noodles until al dente. Cook it as per the instructions given on the package. Mushy or overcooked noodles will not be crisp when deep-fried.
2. Rinse noodles with cold water. It will stop the cooking process immediately.
3. When you drain off the water make sure there is no moisture left in the noodles.
4. Tossing the noodles with cornflour is important. It ensures that there is no moisture left in the noodles. Also, helps the noodles to be crisp.
5. Fry the noodles in small batches in medium hot oil. The oil should not be smoking hot or cold.
6. While stir-frying the veggies make sure they have a crunch in them. It should not be completely cooked.

Variations that you can try

• You can add the vegetables of your choice. Add blanched broccoli, boiled corn, button mushrooms, French beans, etc.
• Substitute noodles with rice. Serve it over steamed rice.
• If you are non-vegetarian then serve it with a poached egg on top. You can also add some shredded chicken while adding the sauce.

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