![]() ![]() I would like to point out that I basically use my mother’s recipe from the 1970’s. Macaroni for this dish doesn’t need to be perfectly cooked since it is going in the pan with the other ingredients after the initial cook. This time, it made making the American Chop Suey a whole lot easier. I need to practice and to get the serving size, water and time amounts correct. Only having used it twice so far, I’m going to say it works. Out of the blue, when I was shopping online a month or so ago I saw a microwave pasta cooker. One of the things that gives me the most difficulty right now is cooking pasta. ![]() I add a few other ingredients but most of all it is a warm, satisfying and easy meal. I’m not sure how it got the name but American Chop Suey is mostly just macaroni, ground beef, and tomato sauce. It has nothing to do with chop suey which in turn has very little to do with real Chinese food. However, they did have the same dish although they called it goulash. What is American Chop Suey? When I met my Texas born husband and his Texas and Oklahoma family they had never heard of it. American Chop Suey, is my family’s comfort food. Watching everyone eat their dinner happily, with no complaints and with gusto, I changed my mind. Amused, I was all set to laugh at her, but I stopped to think. When we all got our plates and started eating my oldest daughter said, “You know, other families eat pot roast or meatloaf but American Chop Suey is our comfort food”. I had all the ingredients and didn’t want to think. Despite that it was still in the 80’s, I just wanted a pile of hot food and a salad. This post was first published in 2014 and has been updated.Yesterday, I just couldn’t figure out what to make, so out of fatigue I decided on American Chop Suey. When the cold weather hits in New England and spring is still months away, it’s these comfort food classics that warm us up.Īre you a fan of American Chop Suey? How do you make American Chop Suey? Tell us about your family’s favorite recipe! ![]() If you prefer to ladle it out of the pot instead, by all means have the recipe end up in a large pot or Dutch oven on the stove rather than a bowl, mix the cheese into the chop suey before serving, and then, for the heck of it, add another sprinkle before handing out bowls. Today’s version mostly sticks with tradition, but since I’ve always found a layer of melty cheese to be a thing of beauty, I decided to bake my chop suey in casserole dish the same way you would macaroni and cheese after it’s turn on the stovetop.Ĭlassic comfort food! | American Chop Suey Casserole Photo Credit : Aimee Tucker ACS is such a New England classic that even Maine’s Stonewall Kitchen sells jars of American Chop Suey Sauce! Yes, this classic beefy-noodle dish can be “classed up” with homemade tomato sauce, fancier cuts of meat, or a handful of kale, but I suspect most of us want it just the way we remember – a quick and easy pot with the comforting blend of noodles, meat, and tomato sauce. Photo Credit : Aimee TuckerĪmerican Chop Suey (and its brethren) is an easy, forgiving, and flexible dish, making it one of those meals most of us grew up with, from the kitchen table to the school cafeteria to the paper plate at the church or neighborhood potluck. Later, another dish of muddled, cobbled ingredients and origins (this time Italian-American) would also carry the “chop suey” name.Ī comforting blend of noodles, beef, and tomato sauce. It’s thought to be a transcription of “tsa tsui,” which is Mandarin for “a little of this and that.” In time, “chop suey” became a dish containing a loose assortment of bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, celery, soy sauce, and either pork or chicken, which went on to become one of those Chinese-American dishes popular in Chinese restaurants stateside, but likely unfamiliar to a native Chinese diner. So what’s with the “chop suey” in American Chop Suey? According to The Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, “chop suey” is a culinary phrase with Chinese origins, and dates back (in print, at least) to the late 1800’s. Is American Chop Suey the same as goulash? In researching ACS I learned that it goes by by a slew of other names across the country (from goulash to chili mac to macaroni red) but while the names may differ, the spirit of the dish remains the same, making it a nationwide, if not uniformly known, favorite. What is American Chop Suey? In general, it’s a comfort food dish with many names, but here in New England, a concoction of noodles, seasoned beef, and tomato-y goodness nearly always goes by one name and one name alone - American Chop Suey. ![]()
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