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Chickens Stewed With Chestnuts

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)0.8864
Energy (kCal)566.502
Carbohydrates (g)20.4381
Total fats (g)54.755
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Rub 2 teaspoon of the dark soya sauce all over the chicken, and leave it to marinate for 30 minutes. | 2. Boil 11 cups of water in a pot, and add the chestnuts and boil for 10 minutes to loosen the skin. | 3. Drain and rinse in tap water. | 4. This makes the skin easier to remove. | 5. Ease off chestnut skins with the tip of a knife. | 6. Heat oil in a wok till smoking, stif fry the garlic and ginger, till aromatic. | 7. About 1/2 minute. | 8. Add chicken and stir fry for 7 minutes or till the chicken changes to white in colour. | 9. Add remaining soya sauce, oyster sauce and sugar. | 10. Stir fry for a while before adding the HOT water. | 11. Stir well (to ensure it is well mixed) and bring to boil. | 12. Add the peeled chestnuts, and stew covered on MEDIUM HEAT for about 45 minutes. | 13. Till the gravy is thick and the chicken is tender. | 14. NOTE 1: Do stir this dish several times, to ensure it doesn't burn. | 15. Chicken is ready to be served. | 16. NOTE 2: If you have difficulty finding raw chestnut, you can substitute it with 10 Chinese mushroom, soaked in water to soften first. | 17. NOTE 3: After the chestnuts have been added, and you have stired for 10 minutes to ensure the chicken is well coated, you can put this dish into your crock pot, and leave it on LOW for 6-8 hours. | 18. The meal is ready for you to eat with rice when you return home from work. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    chicken 1 chopped - - - -
    chestnut 1 shelled - - - -
    garlic clove 10 peeled smashed - - - -
    ginger 10 slices 17.6 3.9094 0.4004 0.165
    dark soya sauce 1/4 cup - - - -
    oyster sauce 2 tablespoons 18.36 3.9312 0.486 0.09
    white sugar 1 tablespoon 48.762 12.5975 0.0 0.0
    water 1 1/2 cups 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    canola oil 1/4 cup 481.78 0.0 0.0 54.5

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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