Combination Chop Suey

Catnip46's Note:

This comes from the "Cooking Class-Chinese-Cookbook". I used Napa cabbage which I never had before. I thought it was very good. It gave the dish a nice flavor to me. Instead of the green beans, I used some Chinese vegetables (the kind with the noodles in) plus all the other vegetable in the recipe and served over rice; so good! I also cheated and used chicken tenders to cut back the prep time. I sauteed the chicken until it was done but not browned. I also used precooked shrimp.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 whole chicken breasts
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 head bok choy (about 8 oz) or 1/2 head napa cabbage (about 8 oz)
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 4 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granules
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 ounces boneless lean pork, finely chopped
• 4 ounces fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 celery ribs, diagonally cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 8 ounces medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots, drained
• steamed rice

Directions:

1. Combine chicken and broth in large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Remove from heat. Let stand until chicken is cool.
2. Remove chicken from broth; set aside. Strain broth; refrigerate or freeze for another use. Remove and discard skin and bones from chicken; coarsely chop chicken.
3. Finely chop cabbage with large knife or cleaver.
4. Combine cornstarch, water, soy sauce and bouillon granules in small bowl; set aside.
5. Heat oil in large skillet over high heat. Add pork; stir fry until no longer pink in center; about 5 minutes. Remove from skillet; set aside.
6. Add cabbage, beans, celery, onions and carrot to skillet; stir fry until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir soy sauce mixture; add to skillet. Cook and stir until sauce boils and thickens, about 3 minutes. Add chicken, pork, shrimp and bamboo shoots. Cook and stir until shrimp turn pink and are cooked through, about 3 minutes. Serve over hot steamed rice.