G16 SALVADOR, Wayne Nicole T.

12- St. Dominic

CHICKEN CHOPSUEY RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

 1 teaspoon ginger, peeled, sliced

 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets

 1 pack snow peas (sitsaro), trimmed

 1 pack young corn, cut into 2-inch slices

 1/2 cup water

 1 large red bell pepper, seeded, sliced

 1 teaspoon sesame oil

 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce

 ½ cup chicken stock

 1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

 1 cup leftover chicken, shredded

 ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a wok or large sauté pan over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and cook until translucent.
Add ginger, and cook until fragrant.
 2. Add cauliflower, sitsaro, and young corn with water. Cover and let simmer 5 minutes or until
cauliflower is heated through. Toss in red bell peppers.

3. Mix sesame oil, soy sauce, chicken stock, cornstarch, and water. Pour into the wok, stirring,
and toss to coat. Add chicken, tossing until cooked through. Season with salt and ground black
pepper, to taste. Serve while hot.

CHICKEN CHOPSUEY NUTRITION FACTS DETAILS AND RECIPE ANALYSIS:

IS CHICKEN CHOPSUEY HEALTHY OR NOT?

 Chicken chopsuey is cooked with variety of

vegetables which can be considered healthy to eat
but despite it, we can't deny the fact that it can also
be considered unhealthy in which some of the
nutrients are lower or higher compared to the
required amount or percentages of nutritional
components that a person needs to consume in a
day. The nutritional components are the different
key nutrients that can impact your health. With a
serving of chicken chopsuey, the amount of calories
present is 134 which are too low for a food intake.
The number of servings you consume determines
the number of calories you eat. According to the %
Daily Value (DV) which informs a person on how
much nutrient a food serving contributes to his/ her
diet, the percentage of each nutrient should be
equal or greater than 5% of daily value but not
greater than or equal to 20% of daily value. Due to
this, nutrient which is lesser than 5% is considered
too low for a person’s healthy diet while 20% or
more is considered too high. In relation to the
nutrition facts of this dish, we can conclude that it is
unhealthy in which an intake of single serving of
this dish is equivalent to low calories, and the
amount of saturated fat, total fat, cholesterol, and
sodium are needed to be limit or reduce. Besides,
there is also a need to get enough or increase the
intake of fiber, vitamins, and minerals, because this
dish lacks these nutrients which are essential in the
body.