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@kcladyz wrote:

I love chop suey. Its not a chili or a goulash.  Its American-Chinese mostly veges like cabbage and water chestnuts, those little corn conb looking things,  with some meat. I love this stuff but Most asian restaurants question me whenever I try to order  LOL   But as a kid I got it all the time.  I


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@kcladyz

 

They question you because most Chinese have never heard of Chop Suey, it's an American invention.

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@151949

 

EXAMPLES:

 

this recipe for American Chop Suey - A Family Feast

 
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Simple American Chop Suey / American Goulash Recipe by Amy ...
 
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Great recipe for Simple American Chop Suey / American Goulash. With this recipe you can tweak it however you like. Try it with ground turkey or sausage.

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What you guys are calling American chop suey in Pittsburgh we call it dirt & worms.

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@151949

 

Most of America knows "Dirt and Worms" to be a dessert combination, usually for children, of pudding or cake topped with crushed Oreos or other chocolate cookies with gummy worms sticking out.

 

Lots or recipes for those are also available.

 

EXAMPLE:

 

dirt and worms

 

 

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@eddyandme

 

I live in New England and have been here for almost 40 years and have seen many variations of American Chop Suey.  I make mine with the seasonings right in the sauce that I now buy.  Here is how I make mine.

 

I saute some green peppers and also a sliced or chopped onion and then add the chopped meat and brown.  Then I add "Newmans Sockaroni Sauce" to the drained meat, peppers and onions and also a can of "Hunts petite diced tomatoes with garlic, basil and oregano".  In another pot I have the elbow macaroni cooking.  Drain the elbow macaroni when done al dente and then place back in the pot and add the meat mixture to it.  Stir and heat all together and serve.  If you want you can add some cheddar cheese to the top of each plate.

 

My daughter also adds bulk Italian sausage and fresh mushrooms to her mixture to brown.

 

I hope that this helps you.

 

Here ya go I edited it to make it more readable....lol.

 

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

 

1 ½ lbs. of 92% ground beef

1 lb. Italian sausage – bulk package

Newmans  Sockaroni  Sauce

1 Green pepper - chopped

1 Onion - sliced or chopped

Hunts petite diced tomatoes with garlic, basil and oregano

Fresh sliced mushrooms

Elbow macaroni

 

Saute chopped green pepper and chopped or sliced onion and mushrooms

Add ground beef and brown

Add the Hunts Sauce and the Newmans Sockaroni Sauce and heat till hot.

Meanwhile cook the elbow macaroni till al dente

Drain the elbows and add to the sauce mixture

 


Picked up the Sockarooni today - using your recipe - thanks!

 

@luvsbulldogs

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@eddyandme wrote:

@luvsbulldogs wrote:

@eddyandme

 

I live in New England and have been here for almost 40 years and have seen many variations of American Chop Suey.  I make mine with the seasonings right in the sauce that I now buy.  Here is how I make mine.

 

I saute some green peppers and also a sliced or chopped onion and then add the chopped meat and brown.  Then I add "Newmans Sockaroni Sauce" to the drained meat, peppers and onions and also a can of "Hunts petite diced tomatoes with garlic, basil and oregano".  In another pot I have the elbow macaroni cooking.  Drain the elbow macaroni when done al dente and then place back in the pot and add the meat mixture to it.  Stir and heat all together and serve.  If you want you can add some cheddar cheese to the top of each plate.

 

My daughter also adds bulk Italian sausage and fresh mushrooms to her mixture to brown.

 

I hope that this helps you.

 

Here ya go I edited it to make it more readable....lol.

 

AMERICAN CHOP SUEY

 

1 ½ lbs. of 92% ground beef

1 lb. Italian sausage – bulk package

Newmans  Sockaroni  Sauce

1 Green pepper - chopped

1 Onion - sliced or chopped

Hunts petite diced tomatoes with garlic, basil and oregano

Fresh sliced mushrooms

Elbow macaroni

 

Saute chopped green pepper and chopped or sliced onion and mushrooms

Add ground beef and brown

Add the Hunts Sauce and the Newmans Sockaroni Sauce and heat till hot.

Meanwhile cook the elbow macaroni till al dente

Drain the elbows and add to the sauce mixture

 


Picked up the Sockarooni today - using your recipe - thanks!

 

@luvsbulldogs


@eddyandme

I am glad to hear that you found the Sockaroni!  I hope that you enjoy the recipe and that it brings back many fond memories!  Please let me know if you liked it.  We are having ours today.

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@luvsbulldogs

 

Made and American Chop Suey and it came out very well.  Not quite as good as my mother's but pretty darn close.

 

Thanks for your help!

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@eddyandme

 

So glad you got a chance to make it and that you liked it.  Perhaps you can make changes to it  now that you have tasted it so that it is closer to how your mother made it.