![]() Onion, celery, snap peas, bok choy and shitake mushroom prepared for stir fry. The depth and width of a wok makes the task much easier. However, I highly recommend using a wok as the large amount of vegetables in this dish are difficult to manage in a skillet. The step to cook this delicious Filipino chop suey is easy and straight forward.Some stir-fry dishes are easy to prepare in a large skillet. While the Chinese or Filipino version is mixed with different vegetables, soy sauce, and protein meat. The American Chop Suey is a pasta casserole that is mixed with ground beef, macaroni, and tomato paste. If you encountered a dish called American chop suey, that is not the same as the Filipino or American Chinese chop suey. In addition to that, I like to eat and serve along with my Filipino noodle recipe- Chicken Pancit Canton. To me, I like to serve this with my Shanghai fried rice which is Chinese style fried recipe or Beef Chao Fan. It may seem too much, but this is normal in our Philippine culture.įor example, with this vegetable recipe, we eat it either with white rice or fried rice. You will notice we put different dishes such as rice, meat, vegetables and noodle on one plate. In the Philippines, when we cook Filipino food, we usually eat with other side dishes or choice of food. This will prevent making your dish watery or soupy. In addition to that, I add the cornstarch-water mixture to make the sauce thick. The soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil add savoriness, sweetness, and nuttiness to the dish. OTHER INGREDIENTS: In addition to vegetables, the sauces are important to make the chop suey flavorful and savory. The quail egg makes this stir-fried vegetable dish tasty, and chicken breast is much healthier than other types of meats. MEAT: In the Philippines, we include meats in our chopsuey, which I add chopped chicken breast and quail egg. You can add other green vegetables of your choice, but to me, this is more than enough. VEGETABLES: In this recipe, I only use 5 kinds of vegetables- Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Bell Pepper, and Carrot. To make a Filipino Chop Suey requires a lot of vegetables since they are the main ingredients of this recipe. On the other hand, the Filipino version does not add any of these ingredients to their dish and they mostly served with rice. However, I noticed the American Chinese Chop Suey added Bean sprouts, and Chinese wine, and they sometimes served with noodles. If you tried chop suey, you will notice that they both use the same vegetables and the cooking method is similar too. Also, you can keep it in the fridge and serve it on other daysĭifference between the Filipino and Chinese American version? It is affordable since the vegetable ingredients are not expensive.It is perfect to serve with your families and friends, especially during special occasions like holidays, fiesta, or parties.It is very simple to cook since it only took 20 to 25 minutes to make this chop suey.It is a very healthy and nutritious dish since it contains full of vitamins, minerals, and protein from the chicken.Here are my 4 reasons why this Filipino Chop Suey is a must try recipe: In this post, I am going to show you how to make this savory stir-fried vegetable dish which I learned from my Aunt. ![]() I have tried Filipino Chop suey in many restaurants and other places, but for her seems to be the best. I eat it with rice and other Filipino side dishes since this what we do here in the Philippines. She made this delicious stir-fried vegetable dish, which is savory, sweet, and yet healthy. ![]() It is popular and widely eaten among Chinese Filipinos and the locals.Ī few months ago, I went to my Aunt's house because there was a fiesta in her hometown. In the Philippines, this is one of my favorite vegetable dishes since it is healthy and nutritious. Difference between the Filipino and Chinese American version?Īlthough Chopsuey is part of an American-Chinese food, other countries have their version of this vegetable dish.
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