28 May 2014
Chop Suey Rice – Thoppi Rice
Chop Suey Rice is popular as a Chinese dish. However Chop Suey (Chopsuey) has become a popular dish among Sri Lankans. Most of the time, we are able to buy this in Chinese restaurants in Sri Lanka. It is a collection of different vegetables and a good recipe to empty the fridge in a weekend.
Ingredients:
- 1 Medium red onion chopped
- 1 Medium carrot sliced
- 100g Cabbage chopped
- 100g Beans sliced
- 100g Baby corn sliced
- 3-4 Hot chilli sliced
- 200g Tofu
- 200g Chicken breasts
- 2-3 Cloves Garlic finely chopped
- 2 cm Long piece of ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
- 2-3 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 Cubes Chicken stock
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 1 tbsp Corn flour
- 1tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes
- 4 tbsp Oil
- Some lettuce or Salad leaves for decorations
Method:
- Chop up all your veggies, chicken and tofu into bite sized pieces.
- Mix 2 cubes of chicken stock with 1/2 cup of water. Add corn flour and mixed it together and set aside.
- Heat two tablespoon of oil in a large wok or frying pan over a high heat until it just starts to smoke. Add chicken and stir fry until golden browned. Remove from pan, set aside.
- Heat remaining oil in pan; stir-fry tofu till gets golden and combined onion, garlic, ginger, carrot, beans, and corn until softened slightly and golden brown. Return chicken to pan with vegetables and cabbage. Add salt, pepper and chilli according to the taste. Add chicken stocked with cornflour and soy sauce. Cooked for about 3 – 5 minutes until stock get thickened. Remove from the heat and served with steamed rice.
