Our American chop suey
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
April 17, 2020 4:14pm CST
It's just a name that I invented - American chop suey which is a simple dish of broccoli and cauliflower with pork and chicken cubes. It is best to eat using chopsticks just like the Chinese chop suey. Of course, steamed rice is the best partner of the American chop suey.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Apr 20
As always, that red can, waheehee.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
17 Apr 20
Much simpler than the tasty Chinese version.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Apr 20
Yes and it doesn't have the Chinese taste.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
17 Apr 20
@Alexandoy last week my wife made the Chinese version complete with fish balls and a few drops of sesame seed oil. The Mama Sita oyster sauce in it was awesome
Yes we can also buy instant chop suey mix to make it saucy like Chinese restaurant cooking.
Yes we can also buy instant chop suey mix to make it saucy like Chinese restaurant cooking.3 people like this
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
17 Apr 20
@louievill actually I do not like the Chinese flavoring especially the oyster sauce that they use. But I like fish balls, not the one they sell in the street but the real fish balls.
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.@much2say (56964)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Apr 20
@Alexandoy I would even eat that with some of your bitter gourd in it too! 
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
Okay, you can try it and for sure you will like it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
@much2say maybe you can add the biter gourd if that is a good combination with broccoli for you.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
18 Apr 20
i like broccoli and cauliflower. i wish i can order that. hehe.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
You can cook that, so easy to make.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
18 Apr 20
when you say you will only pick out the chicken and rice, is it because you don't eat vegetables?
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@Nakitakona (56481)
• Philippines
18 Apr 20
Are you trying to let the Americans to make their own chopsuey?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
No, it's just a name I conjured because of the vegetables.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
@Nakitakona the broccoli and cauliflower are American to me. A Filipino chop suey would be squash, okra, string beans, kangkong, etc.
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@Nakitakona (56481)
• Philippines
18 Apr 20
@Alexandoy oh I see. Why not call it Filipino chopsuey for it's you who prepared it?
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@popciclecold (39746)
• United States
18 Apr 20
It looks really good, but me and chop sticks, wouldn't work.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
The chopsticks are only for the effect, waheehee. It is all right to use the spoon and fork.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
It is not really stir fry. I saute the meat (can be pork and/or chicken) in garlic and onion plus margarine and some broth (can be the stock of boiled pork or chicken). After 10 minutes of the saute then you can add the vegetables. That easy.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
Oh, yes it is so easy to make in just 30 minutes.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
How long does it take for the broccoli to be harvested from the seed?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
@JudyEv hmm, 7 to 14 weeks, that's less than half a year.
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@JudyEv (345099)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Apr 20
@Alexandoy I have no idea. My vegetable-growing book says 7-14 weeks from seedlings to harvest.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
As usual, it's Coke for me, waheehee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
Yeah, sure there's always the Coke, waheehee.
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@Butterfingers (66607)
• India
18 Apr 20
It looks very good and a healthy option
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
18 Apr 20
Yes, nutritious and not expensive aside from easy to cook.
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