DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Chinese American chop suey
Also known as: American chop suey stir-fry
Chicken and mixed vegetables in a glossy Chinese American stir-fry sauce, served with steamed rice.
About Chinese American chop suey
Chop suey is a Chinese American meat-and-vegetable stir-fry. Bill Leung’s chicken version combines bok choy, mushrooms, carrot, celery, bean sprouts and snow peas with steamed rice.
Oyster sauce, regular and dark soy sauces give the glossy sauce its savoury depth. Shaoxing wine, garlic, sesame oil and white pepper add fragrance around the chicken.
Tender chicken and crisp vegetables offer contrasting bites. A thickened sauce coats the pieces and gathers around them, with the rice providing a soft accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Molluscs, Soy, Sesame, Celery.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chinese American chop suey
Bill Leung’s classic Chinese American chicken chop suey.
- Chicken breastProtein
- WaterLiquid
- Oyster sauceSeasoning
- Shaoxing wineSeasoning
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- CornstarchBinder
- Whole chickenBase · Own stock
- GingerAromatic · Own stock
- ScallionsAromatic · Own stock
- Granulated sugarSweetener
- Soy sauceSeasoning
- Dark soy sauceSeasoning
- Toasted sesame oilSeasoning
- White pepperSeasoning
- GarlicAromatic
- White button mushroomsBase
- CarrotBase
- CeleryAromatic
- Bok choyBase
- Mung bean sproutsBase
- Snow peasBase
- Prepared steamed riceAccompaniment
- SaltSeasoning · Own stock tasting · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Chicken breast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Boneless skinless sliced breast for the main stir-fry, distinct from the whole chicken used for stock.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared main chicken marinade, cornstarch slurry and own stock cooking water consolidated.
- Oyster sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. Standard oyster sauce explicitly named in marinade and sauce; oyster identity supports Molluscs. Exact product’s other ingredients remain unknown.
- Shaoxing wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First wine choice before dry sherry; shared marinade and wok-deglazing uses. Exact product formula unspecified.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared marinade, chicken searing and vegetable stir-frying allocations; botanical source unspecified.
- Cornstarch: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Shared chicken coating and water slurry consolidated.
- Whole chicken: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Whole chicken is the literal own-stock input; broader chicken candidate. Distinct from main boneless breast form.
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Scallions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Granulated sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First granulated choice before brown sugar.
- Soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Ordinary soy sauce supports Soy; exact wheat/product formula unspecified.
- Dark soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Distinct dark sauce form supports Soy; exact wheat/product formula unspecified.
- Toasted sesame oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Broader sesame-oil candidate; explicit toasted sesame oil supports Sesame.
- White pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- White button mushrooms: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. First button-mushroom choice before baby bella.
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Celery: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Celery explicitly named; supports Celery.
- Bok choy: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mung bean sprouts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Snow peas: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Prepared steamed rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit final prepared side; broader cooked-rice mapping. Own formula and rice variety not provided and no prescribed own rice-recipe link supplied.
- Salt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Optional pinch of salt in own-stock introductory tasting suggestion only; own stock card is unsalted and no salt addition to the main chop suey is prescribed.
Origins & food traditions
Chop suey became a signature of early Chinese American restaurants; its name refers to a mixture of odds and ends.
Countries
- United States
- United StatesCatalogue link pending review
- CanadaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Chinese American
- Chinese Canadian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- Chinese American cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.