Sapasui (Samoan Chop Suey)

Also known as Samoan Chop Suey, this dish migrated to Samoa via early Chinese settlers. Commonly, this dish is heavy with the soy sauce, making it a high sodium meal, so we have dialled that back without losing the flavour. If cooking this for vegetarians, swap the meat for firm tofu or plant-based meat strips, or omit the meat and go to town with extra vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 125g vermicelli noodles

  • 1 tbsp oil

  • 1 onion, chopped

  • 1 cloves garlic

  • 1 round of fresh ginger, about

  • the size of a 20 cent coin

  • 400g chicken breast, cut

  • into strips

  • 1 carrot

  • 1 head of broccoli

  • 150g green beans

  • 2 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce

  • (1 salt-reduced stock cube)

  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

  • ½ cup coriander leaves

Directions

  • Cover noodles with hot water and leave to stand.

  • In a large pan, sauté onion in the oil until soft.

  • Add chopped garlic and ginger.

  • Add in meat (or meat substitute) and cook until just done.

  • Add in the noodles and half a cup of the liquid they were soaking in.

  • Add in broccoli, beans, soy sauce, and lemon juice.

  • Be careful not to stir this dish too much or the noodles will become mushy.

  • Cover and simmer for a couple of minutes.

  • Sprinkle coriander over and serve.

PER SERVE: ENERGY 1479kJ (353kcal) | PROTEIN 33.4g |FAT 7.3g (SAT FAT 1.5g) | CARBS 34.8g (SUGAR 6.8g) |FIBRE 6.1g | SODIUM 762mg. SERVES 4

Claire Meirellesrecipes, Dinner, Lunch, mains