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Chinese Chicken and Broccoli

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)157.7116
Energy (kCal)1517.4771
Carbohydrates (g)42.2302
Total fats (g)77.8649
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Soak the shiitake mushrooms in a bowl of warm water till pliable and soft, 20 minutes. | 2. Remove them straining the soaking water through a sieve or cheese cloth and reserving. | 3. Slice up the mushrooms and reserve. | 4. Slice up the chicken into thin pieces and coat with 1 tablespoons soy sauce, the sesame oil, and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. | 5. Allow the chicken to marinate for 20 minutes. | 6. In a heated wok or large saute pan, add the safflower oil and briefly fry the chicken strips. | 7. Add the ginger and garlic and toss together coating evenly. | 8. Add the broccoli and 1/2 of the shiitake water to the pan and cover steaming for 5 minutes until the broccoli is cooked. | 9. Add the scallions and remaining soy sauce to the pan and cook 1 minute longer. | 10. The resulting dish is one that is high in flavor and low in carbohydrates. To lower the carbs further, the cornstarch can be omitted. This will result in more of a broth as opposed to a sauce. | 11. Delicious! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    chicken breast 24 ounces boneless skinless butterflied 1170.2671 0.0 141.8609 62.9359
    broccoli 1 cut 30.94 6.0424 2.5662 0.3367
    garlic 3 tablespoons minced 37.995 8.4303 1.6218 0.1275
    ginger 3 tablespoons minced 14.4 3.1986 0.3276 0.135
    scallion 1/2 cup chopped 16.0 3.67 0.915 0.095
    safflower oil 2 teaspoons 79.56 0.0 0.0 9.0
    sesame oil 1 teaspoon 39.78 0.0 0.0 4.5
    soy sauce 1/2 cup low sodium 67.575 6.2857 10.3785 0.7268
    shiitake mushroom 1 cup - - - -
    water 2 cups 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    cornstarch 2 tablespoons 60.96 14.6032 0.0416 0.008

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



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