Gram’s Chop Suey

Name: Gram’s Chop Suey
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2-3 lb pork steak or chop suey meat; Freshly ground black pepper; used Penzey’s California blend; 1 c celery, chopped; 1 c onions, chopped; 3/4 c molasses; 2 cups water; 1 big wooden spoonful of liquid aminos (2 tbsp); 1 tbsp brown sugar or maple syrup; 1 (28 oz) can mixed vegetables (stir fry Traditional), drained; 1 can (14 oz) bean sprouts, drained; 2 cans mushrooms, drained; 1 ( 8 oz) can bamboo shoots; 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts; 3 tbsp cornstarch with 1 c water; Cooked rice

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 30min

01/01/2024: Made for Randy and Lisa. Had a 3.5# pork sirloin roast. Cut 2” of cubes removing fat from it (remainder was 3 oz). Made day before. Brought to boil and then thickened the next day. Cut cornstarch to 3 tablespoons. Chuck wanted smaller chunks of meat. 8/01/23: Made for Kathy’s visit. Used a 1.75 lb pork tenderloin. Used maple syrup. 6/16/23: made for Chris F. Used boneless pork loin chips (pack of 10 was 2.5 pounds). Used maple syrup in place of brown sugar. Simmer before adding vegetables until meat is tender. 1201/23: Made for Mary and Doug at the cottage. 3/5/23: Made for Cate and Chris. Left out the onions for Cate. Used 2/3 cup molasses. Baked the rice. Chuck always had this on New Year’s Day at his gram’s house. Always. 1/01/2021: see notes. Chuck liked a lot!! Slow and steady - allows the meat to get super tender!

Updated at: Mon, 01 Jan 2024 22:45:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories189.8 kcal (9%)

Total Fat2.3 g (3%)

Carbs27.8 g (11%)

Sugars19.1 g (21%)

Protein14.7 g (29%)

Sodium369.9 mg (18%)

Fiber3.3 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

2 lbpork steak

or chop suey meat

black pepper

Freshly ground, used Penzey’s California blend

1 ccelery

chopped

1 conions

chopped

¾ cmolasses

2 cupswater

1 spoonfulliquid aminos

wooden

1 Tbspbrown sugar

or maple syrup

1 x 28 ozmixed vegetables

can, stir fry Traditional, drained

1 x 14 ozbean sprouts

can, drained

2cans mushrooms

drained

1 x 8 ozbamboo shoots

can

8 ozwater chestnuts

Instructions

Step 1

Brown pork in a nonstick pan soup pot that has been seasoned with pepper (do in 2 batches). Remove meat and drain (it was a nice juice so left in to sauté celery and onions in it). Add celery, onions; sauté for a few minutes. Add back meat and add in molasses. Add water, soy sauce and brown sugar. Bring to a boil.

Step 2

Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until pork is tender. Drain all cans of vegetables while waiting. Add canned vegetables including mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Bring to a boil. Thicken with cornstarch, about 30-40 minutes.

Step 3

Enjoy over rice.