Deluxe Pork Chop Suey
Submitted by bossymama
Classic pork chop suey with bean sprouts, mushrooms, and water chestnuts in soy sauce. Quick wok-fried Chinese-American stir-fry over rice ready in 40 minutes.
YIELD
6 servingsPREP
10 minCOOK
30 minREADY
40 minThis is old-school American-Chinese comfort food: tender strips of pork tossed with crunchy vegetables in a simple soy-based sauce, all cooked fast in a screaming-hot wok.
Bean sprouts stay crisp, water chestnuts add snap, and a cornstarch slurry thickens everything into glossy goodness.
Serve over steamed rice and transport yourself to your favorite neighborhood takeout spot.
Wok Tips
- Marinate first: Let pork sit in soy sauce while you prep vegetables for maximum flavor
- High heat essential: Wok must be smoking hot for proper searing and quick cooking
- Stir cornstarch: Whisk cornstarch slurry right before adding or it settles and clumps
- Protein swaps: Use chicken, beef, shrimp, or tofu instead of pork with same technique
Variations
- Add sliced bell peppers or snow peas for more vegetables
- Include 1 teaspoon grated ginger with the onions for extra zing
- Drizzle with sesame oil just before serving for nutty aroma
Ingredients
Directions
- Shred pork into narrow strips, slice onion. Marinate both in soya sauce for 20 minutes.
In meantime slice all other ingredients and arrange on platter, ready to cook.
Assemble corn starch solution.
- Place oil in wok, turn heat on it. As oil is heating turn wok so that oil will as mush cooking surface as possible.
When oil begins to smoke slightly, add marinated pork and onions.
Stir fry about 2 minutes until pork is browned.
Place wok cover over pork and cook a further 3 minutes, making sure that the meat is thoroughly cooked.
Uncover wok, add bean sprouts and celery.
Stir and cook 2 minutes.
Add all the rest of ingredients, add salt and pepper for taste.
Stir fry thoroughly.
Cover and cook 3 more minutes. Uncover wok, add corn starch solution.
Be sure you stir up your corn starch solution thoroughly before adding to wok.
Shut heat off. Stir all food together.
Serve over rice.
NOTE: Chicken, beef, veal, shrimps may be substituted for pork.
Comments
I made this today, for dinner (short of 2 ingredients) and it was a success! Thanx!