At any given time ,my fridge will always have 3-4(5 the max)types of fruits....Fruits of different colours to provide a well-rounded antioxidant effect as well as to contrast the taste.Lowering cholesterol,boosting immunity is another well-known benefit but personally I feel fruits should not be used as a substitute for vegetables,and vice versa...There is a reason for 2 +2 servings in food pyramid,vegetables is lower in sugar,and some antioxidants are powerful than the ones found in fruits....Though to state exactly which ones will bore us to sleep...haha..
Fruits can be tangy,sweet,mild-tasting which when combine together makes an enjoyable snack....hehe...Last week gathering left me with more than 7 types of fruits which make me ponder how to finish them within the shortest period ever,before it turn mouldy and has to be discarded...
Cooking with fruits is not a good idea to obtain nutrients,still it does help to finish the fruits before buying new ones,haha....During heat treatment,vitamin C is easily lost,even vitamin C rich oranges are not spared,fibre is left behind,which helps to aid bowel movement,however,fruits rich in beta-caroten(liver will convert it into vit A as and when needed by body),such as mango,tomato,the vit A is better absorbed after these fruits are cooked...In this dish,orange juice give a mild sourish sweet tang while the wine mellow it to a rich sauce that goes down well with fluffy white rice without making us drunk....haha...Will try this again should I have too many oranges again...haha...
Stewed Spicy chicken in shaoxing orange sauce
1/2 chicken
juice and zest of one orange
pepper
1 stalk lemongrass
ginger,sliced/shredded
chilli
1 tsp fish sauce
1.Marinate the chicken using the above seasonings for about 3-4 hours in the fridge.
2.Pan fried garlic,add in the chicken and sauce,half bowl of water,3 tbsp of shaoxing wine,1 tsp of sugar and cover it to simmer for about half an hour till chicken is cooked.
3.Add in either orange or mandarin segments.Serve.
1 comment:
Lucky hunband having such good cook as wife...! just strange is that you are such good cook but he still looks so skinky (saw from previous post), must be down to good gene...?? haha..
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