American Chopsuey Recipe | An Indo-Chinese cuisine - a distinct fusion culinary style

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

elbow macaroni

🥗Healthier: whole wheat elbow macaroni

💰Cheaper: penne pasta

Whole wheat provides more fiber, while penne is often cheaper.

Cook noodles according to package instructions with a little salt and 1 teaspoon of oil; set aside.

Marinate chicken with black pepper powder, 1 teaspoon corn flour, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce; set aside for 15 minutes.

Prepare the sauce by mixing light soy sauce, tomato ketchup, red chili sauce, teaspoon of sugar, and 1 tablespoon corn flour; set aside.

In a bowl with boiled noodles, add salt, 1 tablespoon oil, and 2 tablespoons corn flour; mix well.

Fry the noodles in hot oil in batches for about 3-4 minutes until golden brown; drain on kitchen towel.

In a heated pan, add 1 tablespoon hot oil and marinated chicken; cook until about 70% done, then remove from heat.

In the same pan, add another tablespoon of oil, then chopped garlic; sauté for 1 minute.

Add sliced onions and spring onion whites; sauté briefly.

Add chopped celery, bell peppers, and cabbage; cook for 1 minute on high flame.

Add cooked chicken back to the pan; mix well.

Pour in the prepared sauce, stirring well to combine; cook until it comes to a boil and thickens, about 3 minutes.

Add spring onion greens; mix and switch off the heat.

Fry an egg in hot oil until done; can also pan-fry if preferred.

To serve, place fried noodles at the bottom, pour sauce on top, and add fried egg and spring onion greens.

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