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Dietitian's Recipes - Steamed Bean Curd With Sea Cucumber

Dietitian's Recipes - Steamed Bean Curd With Sea Cucumber

Ingredients

4 servings

Seasonings

 
Sea cucumber ........................... 2pcs (300g)
Bean curd ................................... 2pcs
Chinese flowering cabbage ..... 600g
Mashed ginger .......................... 2tsp.
Mashed garlic ........................... 2tsp.
Mashed shallot........................... 2tsp.
A pick of diced spring onion
Oil ................................................. 2tsp.
Soy Sauce ............. 3tbsp.
Sugar ...................... 4tsp.
Water ...................... 1/2 cup
Corn flour ................ 1tsp.
Dash of chilli oil and
sesame oil
 

Method

     
  1. Rinse bean curd and cut into thin slices.
  2. Put the bean curd on dish and steam until done.
  3. Scald the Chinese Flowering Cabbage in boiling water till soft and then
    place on the dish.
  4. Soak the sea cucumber until soft, scald it in water and then rinse. Slice.
  5. Heat 2 tsp. oil and saute mashed ginger, garlic and shallot. Put in sliced sea
    cucumber and seasonings. Thicken with corn flour. Sprinkle with diced
    spring onion. Pour over bean curd and Chinese flowering cabbage.

Nutritional Analysis

 
Energy: 635 cal.
Fat: 31 g.
Protein: 65 g.
Carbohydrate: 40 g.
 

Dietitian's Tips

     
  1. Bean curd is an economical and nutritious food, with high protien and low fat.
  2. Sea cucumber contains rich protein, iodine and minerals but very little fat, and
    no cholestrol.
  3. The recipe has balanced itself with some vegetables which give some fibre to
    the diet.
  4. The cooking method has incorporated 2 tablespoons of oil, which is acceptable for low fat diet.