Sapasui

The Sapasui (or Sapa Sui) cuisine is popular in Samoa. It's a variant of the famous Chinese Chop Suey dish, and there are numerous methods to prepare it. This is one of the most traditional Samoan recipes, originating on the gorgeous Oceanic island. Although Samoan cuisine isn't well-known around the world, you could find that this dish piques your interest in learning more about the Pacific. In Samoan Sapasui, chicken, beef, or pork are commonly used, however, you can use any or none of these meats in this recipe.

Ingredients:

250 g Vermicelli noodles, 300 g Chicken meat, 2 tbsp Peanut oil, 1 Large onion, 1 cup Soy sauce, 2 Carrots, 1 tbsp grated ginger, 1 cup Water, 1 Chicken stock cube, Pepper to taste

Instruction:

1. Heat your peanut oil in a pan and on medium heat add crushed garlic, chopped onion and ginger.
2. Once the garlic starts to slightly brown, add your meat and carrots cut into matchsticks, and leave to cook.
3. In a separate pot cook your vermicelli noodles according to the instructions on the pack.
4. To the meat add your soy sauce, a cup of noodle water and your stock cube, and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Once your noodles are cooked, snip them to around 5cm long and stir them into the mix.
6. If needed, add more soy sauce and water in small doses to get your required consistency.
7. Add pepper to taste and serve.