Description: No wasting of broccoli stem.
Serves: 2
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

• Broccoli stem – chopped into thin strips, 80g or 1 stalk
• Chikuwa fish cake – chopped into thin strips, 32g or 2 pieces
• Soy sauce – 2 teaspoons
• Mirin cooking wine – 2 teaspoons
• Sesame oil – 2 teaspoons
• Water – 3 tablespoons

Method

1. Chop the broccoli and chikuwa fish cake. Do not chop too thick to avoid burning.
2. In a non-stick frying pan, add the broccoli stem, sesame oil, soy sauce, mirin cooking wine and water. Cook them over a medium heat for a few minutes.
3. Add the chikuwa fish cake to the same pan, mix and cook well.

Nutritional Values Per Serving

Kcal	Protein	Fat	Carbs	Fibre	Sugars	Salt	Saturated Fat	Vitamin C	Folate
75.3	2.6g	4.9g	6.4g	0.2g	1.4g	1.0g	0.7g	37.7mg	29.1μg
3.8%	5.1%	6.9%	2.5%	0.8%	1.5%	16.6%	3.7%	94.3%	14.6%

Nutritional Tips

Broccoli 100g is only 34 kcal (according to USDA). It is slightly more than a handful but is super low in calories. Broccoli stalks are even lower in calories (28 kcal per 100g). 

Stems are just going to the bin in some families because they do not like them, they do not know they are actually edible or some may know it is edible but do not know they are actually tasty. So I hope this helps some people and the environment not to waste what we can actually eat.

Stems still contain some nutrients such as vitamin C and folate. Stems can be used for soup or salad.