Slightly simmered Chicken, Chikuwa and Green pepper

Description: Simple, fast but tasty. Nothing really special but still amazing.
Serves: 2 
Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • Chikuwa fish cake – chopped diagonally, 160g
  • Green pepper – chopped, 1 small piece or 80g
  • Mincemeat (chicken or turkey) – 100g
  • Soy sauce – 2 teaspoons
  • Mirin cooking wine – 2 teaspoons
  • Sake cooking wine – 2 teaspoons
  • Ground black pepper – 1 dash
  • Dry chilli – chopped, 1 piece

Method

1. In a large non-stick frying pan, add the chikuwa, mince meat and green peppers over medium heat, stirring regularly. 
2. When the meat is almost cooked, add the soy sauce, mirin cooking wine, sake cooking wine, chilli, 50 mL of water and black pepper to the pan.
3. Change the heat to strong and cook until the chicken is cooked completely.

Nutritional Values Per Serving

KcalProteinFatCarbsFibreSugarsSaltSaturated FatVitamin B3Vitamin B6Vitamin B12
209.723.8g5.3g14.2g1.8g6.4g2.2g1.4 g4.6mg0.4mg0.7μg
10.5%47.5%7.5%5.5%5.9%7.1%36.8%6.8%35.7%34.3%44.3%
*These values are approximate and based on the value from ingredients prepared before cooking (Reference USDA). Percent daily values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your daily values may vary depending on your calorie needs. Iron and Vitamin B2 are over 10%, phosphorus and Zinc are over 20%, and Vitamin C is over 80% of an adult’s daily reference intake. However, some vitamins may be lost while cooking. 

Nutritional Tips

This is one of the dishes cooked without oils. Simmering is one of the best methods of cooking without oil. Roasting, steaming, boiling, and grilling, there are different ways of cooking. When you are cutting down on oils, simmering is also a good idea to do so. You can put all the ingredients in the pan with seasonings, and then some types of natural fat (tuna, fish, beef, pork, chicken) will help to add more flavour. In this way, without using any additional oil, ingredients can be cooked nicely, remaining soft and moist.

Chicken mince or turkey mince is generally lower in fat compared to beef or pork. They are a good source of protein and vitamin Bs. Chicken or turkey are not heavy/fatty but are still meat (some parts are fattier than others, e.g. breast is less fat compared to thigh). Therefore, they give nice flavours to the dish. They can be incorporated into many recipes. 

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