American Chop Suey 1958 Recipes

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the elbow macaroni and cook according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
• In a separate large pot, add the butter. Once melted, add the onion. Sauté for 8 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add the beef, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Cook until it is no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Add the diced tomatoes (with juice), tomato sauce, tomato paste, dried oregano, cooked pasta, and remaining salt and pepper to the pot.
• Stir well until combined.
• Top with Parmesan cheese if desired, and serve immediately.

MOM'S AMERICAN CHOP SUEY (1950'S BASIC)

Steps:

• Clean and dice or chop the veggies as you like.
• Brown ground beef and onion in oil, drain and return to pan.
• Add remaining ingredients except pasta and mix. Simmer and stir.
• Prepare pasta per package, drain.
• Add to ground beef and mix well.
• Simmer 10 - 15 minutes. Add water if needed.
• Tastes even better the next day.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY (1958)

Steps:

• Drain mushrooms and reserve about 1/4 cup of juice.
• Heat oil in a large skillet.
• Add beef, onion and celery, and saute until lightly browned.
• Add bean sprouts, consomme and mushrooms.
• Mix cornstarch with reserved mushroom liquid until smooth.
• Stir into beef mixture.
• Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute. Then add the ground beef and continue to cook, stirring and breaking up the chunks of meat with a spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Sprinkle the herbs and pepper over the meat, add salt to taste, and mix in well.
• 2. Add the canned tomatoes with their juices, the tomato sauce, paste, and juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer while you cook the pasta.
• 3. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the macaroni and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain. Mix the macaroni into the chop suey. Serve hot.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• In large pot over medium heat melt butter. Add onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic for about 1 minute. Stir in ground beef and cook, stirring and breaking up meat chunks with a spoon. Cook until meat is done, about 7 minutes until no longer pink. Toss herbs and pepper over the meat mixture, add salt to taste, and stir until well mixed.
• Add canned tomatoes with their juices, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and tomato juice. Add sugar to taste. Simmer gently while you prepare the pasta.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil over high heat. Add macaroni and cook until al dente, stirring occasionally. Drain the macaroni and add to the chop suey.
• Serve hot.

MIMI'S AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

Steps:

• Cook the macaroni till done, but not overdone.
• Heat a skillet and fry hamburg and onion will done.
• Add the tomato sauce and tomato soup; mix well.
• Add the marcaroni.
• Heat and serve.

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY (JUST LIKE MAMA USED TO MAKE)

Steps:

• In a very large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the chopped celery and cook a few minutes. Add the cut-up green bell pepper, and cook a few more minutes. Add the onion and continue to cook until celery, peppers, and onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and mix into the vegetables. Then add the ground beef, breaking up with a wooden spoon. Continue to cook until the ground beef is browned, about another 5 minutes, mixing the beef up with the vegetables. Sprinkle the mixture with the sugar, basil, oregano, and parsley and mix. Add the stewed tomatoes, juices and all. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Let simmer, covered, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook the elbow macaroni, according to the directions on box, in a very large saucepan. But, don't overcook. The macaroni should be al dente, because it will continue to cook a little when added to the beef/vegetable mixture. Drain pasta and put back into the large saucepan in which it was cooked.
• Very carefully, add the beef and vegetable mixture, juices and all, to the drained pasta in the large saucepan. Mix well and keep heated, covered, stirring occasionally, on a very low heat.
• When ready to serve, just put the pot of "American Chop Suey" along with bowls in the middle of the table, so everyone can help themselves. Serve with a basket of good Italian bread and butter.