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Sapasui

Name: Sapasui
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Samoa
Ingredients: 150g Glass Noodles; 300g Thinly Sliced Beef; 1 Onion; 1/2 Carrot; 1/8 Cabbage; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 knob Ginger; 5 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 200ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Glass noodles and beef braised with soy sauce and ginger — a Samoan feast dish from China.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Sapasui is 'chop suey' in Samoan: a dish brought by Chinese laborers in the early 20th century that took root on the Samoan table. Glass noodles and beef or chicken are braised with soy sauce, ginger, and garlic, and it appears at nearly every wedding, birthday, and church feast.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a Samoan wedding feast, big foil trays of brown glass noodles sit beside taro and oka as guests help themselves.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Glass Noodles 150g
Thinly Sliced Beef 300g
Onion 1
Carrot 1/2
Cabbage 1/8
Garlic 3 cloves
Ginger 1 knob
Soy Sauce 5 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Vegetable Oil 2 tbsp
Water 200ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the glass noodles in lukewarm water for 20 minutes and cut into manageable lengths.
Heat oil in a pot, fry the garlic and ginger, add the beef, and stir-fry.
Add the sliced onion, julienned carrot, and cabbage and stir-fry.
Add the soy sauce, sugar, and water and bring to a boil.
Add the noodles and braise for about 5 minutes until they absorb the liquid.

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