American Chop Suey

**Author - Alee Venkatesh **


Preparation time - 20 mins (approximate)
Cooking time - 15 mins (approximate)
Serves - 2 (increase ingredients qty. for more) 





Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup vegetables cut into thin strips (cabbage, carrots, beans, onion)
  • 1/4 cup bean sprouts
  • 1/2 bunch Bok Choy (Chinese cabbage)
  • 1/2 cup boiled noodles and 1/4 cup fried noodles
  • Oil for stir-frying
  • salt to taste

SAUCE Ingredients (place all the sauce items in a pan, boil for 3-5 mins on a low flame, remove from heat) - few tablespoons of water may be added to reach your desired sauce thickness.
  • Red hot chilli sauce to taste
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 2 tsp. plain flour
  • 1.5 tsp. vinegar
  • soy sauce to taste
  • tomato ketchup to taste




Method
  • Cook noodles (keep 1/2 cup boiled noodles separately and fry the rest after cooking just for few minutes)
  • Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry vegetables for 5-10 mins (avoid overcooking in order to maintain crispness)
  • Add prepared sauce to vegetables, mix well to combine
  • Add boiled noodles, salt & fried noodles - mix well and fry everything for 2-3 mins (on low flame)
  • Remove from heat and serve hot