Go Back

Filipino Chop Suey

A garden-fresh bounty of vegetables, all in a single dish! Use our simple, healthy recipe to accompany your main dish.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Filipino
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cloves garlic chopped
  • 2 slices ginger chopped
  • 1 medium size yellow onion chopped
  • 2 carrots sliced thinly
  • 3 oz broccoli about 1.5 cups
  • 3 oz baby corn about 1 cup
  • 2 bell peppers
  • 4 oz green beans trimmed and chopped, about 1 cup
  • 8 oz cabbage chopped, about 3 cups
  • 1½ tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tsp cornstarch for cornstarch slurry
  • white pepper to taste

Equipment

  • Our Place Always Pan
  • Japanese mandolin
  • Our Place Everyday Chefs Knife
  • Our Place Cutting Board

Method
 

  1. Heat a nonstick pan or wok over medium heat.
  2. Saute garlic, ginger, and onion for 2 min or until aromatic and softened.
  3. Add carrots, broccoli, and baby corn. Cook for 4 min.
  4. Add bell peppers and long beans. Cook for 4 min.
  5. Add cabbage. If space is limited in your pan, add cabbage 1/3 at a time. The cabbage will shrink while cooking, so add more as space permits.
  6. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, and cornstarch slurry. Cook for 5 min or until all the cabbage has shrunk and sauce is thickened.
  7. Add white pepper to taste.

Notes

  • Cornstarch slurry: In a small bowl, combine cornstarch with a small amount of water. Once cornstarch is evenly mixed in, you can add it to the pan. This method prevents the sauce from clumping.
  • Our recipe is super simple and vegetarian. There's enough room for you to make it suit your palate! Here are some ideas for you to make chop suey your own:
    • Add proteins to make a standalone dish: shrimp, tofu, beef, pork, boiled quail eggs
    • Add sauce to customize flavor: Patis (fish sauce), sesame oil
    • Make it spicy: chili sauce, thai chili peppers, red peppers
    • Change it up with your favorite vegetables: okra (will thicken the dish more too), chinese long beans, upo squash, zucchini, peas, bean sprouts, celery, water chestnuts