Chop Suey
A historical recipe from For Luncheon and Supper Guests, by Alice Bradley (1923).
A historical recipe
For Luncheon and Supper Guests, by Alice Bradley (1923). Project Gutenberg eBook #10582.
From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.
Source and licence
From For Luncheon and Supper Guests, by Alice Bradley (1923). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #10582 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10582). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound white meat of chicken
- 2 tablespoons chicken
- 1 cup celery
- 2 tablespoons chicken fat
- 1/4 pound bamboo shoots
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 onion
- 6 Chinese water
Method
- Cut in 1-inch strips 1 pound white meat of chicken, or pork, veal, crab or lobster meat, and cook 5 minutes in frying pan in 2 tablespoons chicken or other fat.
- Cut 1 cup celery in thin slices crosswise, add 1 onion peeled and cut in thin slices 6 mushroom caps peeled and sliced 6 Chinese water chestnuts peeled and sliced.
- Cook vegetables 5 minutes in 2 tablespoons chicken fat or butter.
- Add 1/2 pound bean sprouts 1/4 pound bamboo shoots cut in diamond-shaped pieces 1 teaspoon Soyu sauce 2 cups chicken stock or water and the cooked meat, and simmer gently until bean sprouts and meat are thoroughly cooked.
- Season with Salt and Few grains pepper.