MOM’S FAMOUS CHOP SUEY AND NOODLES

Ingredients

  • NOODLES:
  • 2-2 -1/2 lbs. Wah King #4 Chinese Noodles
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 4 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 5 tablespoons oil,
  • 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • CHOP SUEY MEAT:
  • 4 chicken breasts sliced into thin strips
  • 6-8 pork chops sliced into thin strips
  • MARINADE:
  • 4 cups soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2-3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 slices crushed ginger
  • 4 cloves crushed garlic
  • 2-3 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sherry
  • VEGETABLES:
  • 3 bundles green onions
  • 2 heads broccoli
  • 1/2 head cauliflower
  • 1/2 lb. tender green beans
  • 1 large jicama
  • 1 bunch celery
  • 1 lb., fresh mushrooms
  • 1 lb. Chinese snow peas
  • 2 cans sliced water chestnuts
  • 2 cans bamboo shoots

Preparation

Step 1

Boil noodles in water until tender. Drain and convert to large bowl. Add seasoning, soy, brown sugar, oil, oyster sauce, and blend well. Spray large metal broiler pan with cooking spray and spread 1/4 of the noodles onto the pan evenly. Bake at 350 degrees, turning noodles every 10 minutes for 30 minutes total, or until dry. Repeat with remaining noodles, baking 1/4 of the batch at a time. Marinate meat separately. Then, set meat aside in separate marinades while preparing vegetables.

Clean wash and julienne vegetables. Set each vegetable aside in separate piles. Bring big pot of water to boil. Partially boil each vegetable group separately dipping them in the hot water for 1 minute or less. Do not par-boil the mushrooms or green onions. Saute the mushrooms in butter until cooked. Once the vegetables are all par-boiled or cooked, you can mix them together in a large bowl, along with the green onions. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a hot stir-fry pan. Remove garlic pieces and ginger from the meat marinade. Divide pork and ginger from meat marinade. Divide pork and chicken into 3 batches. Stir fry each batch very quickly until cooked through and mix meats. Set aside. Add 1 tablespoon oil to the hot pan. Stir fry 2-3 handfuls of mixed vegetables for half a minute. Stir in small portions of meat mixture. Add 2 tablespoons oyster sauce while stir frying. Toss together and serve on a bed of noodles. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Be sure to keep amount of vegetables you are stir frying in small batches until all has been cooked and blended together.