Great diet Chinese recipes, know how to prepare them here!

Chinese foods are sought to be fattening because of its ingredients like sugar and starches. But who says you cannot eat Chinese foods just because you are on a strict diet? There are some Chinese recipes that are same mouth watering and very tasty but the main difference is that they are low in carbohydrates and fats. So why don’t you know them to serve as one of your dieting recipes.

To offer you great recipes that have touch of international cuisines, discover two great Chinese recipes and enjoy them while it’s hot!

Healthy Chinese foods… dieting recipes

Chinese five spice chicken

Ingredients:

3 pounds chicken, skin and fat off

1/3 cup soy sauce

¼ cup oil, can be olive oil or peanut oil

1 teaspoon garlic

2 teaspoons five spice powder

1 teaspoon grated ginger, fresh

1 tablespoon dry sherry

How to cook:

1.Combine all ingredients except the chicken.

2.Using the combined ingredients marinate it into the chicken making sure you cover all parts of the chicken.

3.Marinate at least an hour but overnight is the best.

4.Bake to 375 F oven, you can also grill the chicken for about 45 minutes both or until the meat is done.

Asian broccoli stir fry

Ingredients:

1 bunch fresh broccoli, stem peeled and cut into serving sizes

Olive oil or peanut oil to drizzle

2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed

2 teaspoons grated ginger, fresh

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon dry sherry

2 tablespoons sesame oil

1 teaspoon sweetener, of your choice

3 tablespoons toasted almonds

How to cook:

1.Steam the broccoli lightly in small amount of water for 3 minutes; be careful not to overcook the broccoli.

2.Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, sherry and the artificial sweetener.

3.Heat the oil in the wok or a large skillet

4.Making sure that the skillet or wok is totally in high heat stir fry the broccolis in the hot oil for about one to two minutes or until it is tender. Do not over do this because you already half cooked the broccoli by steaming it.

5.Push the stir fried broccolis to the edge of the pan making some cooking room for other ingredients.

6.Put in ginger, garlic and sauté for 30-60 seconds or until golden brown. Add more oil only if necessary and don’t burn the garlic or else it would taste bitter.

7.Toss everything on the sauce pan all together mixing it very well.

8.Top the cooked broccolis with toasted almonds.

These two great dieting recipes are absolutely tasty when combined with each other. The five star chicken is best served with stir fried broccolis as its side dish. So, who told you that Chinese foods aren’t healthy and that they are fattening? Now you don’t have to worry anymore about your Chinese taste buds. You can satisfy them without sacrificing your diet!

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