Chicken Chop Suey

Chicken Chop Suey Recipe – This exotic dish is from our Oriental heritage. There are large communities of Chinese in Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana.

Ingredients

• 2 Garlic cloves, finely minced
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp shee-yow
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp cooking wine
• 3 tbsp of vegetable oil
• 2 chicken, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 foo-chuk*
• 8oz can bamboo shoots,drained
• 2oz dried chines mushrooms
• 1/2cup water
• 1/4cup chopped green onions
• 1/4cup grated carrots
• piece of green (fresh) ginger, finely chopped
• salt to taste

How To Make Chicken Chop Suey:

1. Combine green ginger, garlic, salt, sugar, pepper, shee-yow, oyster sauce and cooking wine. Pour chicken and marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Fry chicken, with marinade, in oil for 5 minutes; add foo-chuk, bamboo shoots and Chinese mushrooms. Add 1/2 cup water. Simmer on low heat 15-20 minutes. When completed, add green onions and grated carrots.

*Foo-chuk is a bean curd available at chineese groceries.
Recipe by Dr Betty and Published in Caribbean Cuisine Cookbook.

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