CHINESE CHOPSUEY

CHINESE CHOPSUEY

Ingredients

1 cup of French beans cut

into long pieces

1 cup of carrots cut into long pieces

1/2 cup of lotus stems cut into diagonal pieces

1 zucchini cut into thin circles

300 ml of vegetable stock

1 tsp of chilli sauce

1/2 tsp of agino mato – optional

2 cups of crispy deep fried noodles

salt to taste

METHOD

Par cook the vegetables in salted water till just tender but not over cooked. You could boil the lotus stem separately so that allthe dirt can be removed. Place all the par boiled vegetables in a large sized pan.

Add the vegetable stock and one cup of water and bring the soup to boil. Mix in the chillies sauce and the agino mato and allow the soup to simmer with the vegetables for 2 minutes. Remove and place in a deep serving dish.

Top with the fried noodles and serve at once. You could place the prepared soup in individual bowls and top with crispy fried noodles over each portion.