Chicken Broccoli Ca – Unieng’s Style is an Indonesian-Chinese stir-fried dish. As the name indicates, broccoli and chicken are the two major ingredients used to prepare this. Known as Brassica Oleracea, broccoli isa cruciferous vegetable with several nutritional benefits.
The dish has all that you need in a meal to make it a finger licking food. It is scrumptious, quick, low in calories, healthy, and striking. It tastes great when you serve it hot with white rice.
Health Benefits
Broccoli is amongst the vegetables which, due to their health benefits, are often known as “super veggies.”
The vegetable is packed with nutrients including fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron and potassium. It also contains more protein than most vegetables. Moreover, it is low in calories and has on 31 calories per cup.
- Carbs – The carbs in broccoli mainly have fiber and sugars.Nonetheless, the total carbohydrate content present in broccoli is very However, the total carbohydrate content is very low, with only 3.5 grams of digestible carbohydrate per cup.
- Fiber – Fiber is another important part of our healthy diet. About 5-10% of your daily fiber intake is fulfilled by broccoli easily. Fiber promotes gut health and helps prevent various diseases in addition to reducing body weight.
Ingredients
ounces boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-sized pieces: 12
tbsp oyster sauce: 1
tbsp dark soy sauce: 2
tbsp vegetable oil: 3
cloves garlic, chopped: 2
large onion, cut into rings: 1
cup water: 1/2
tsp ground black pepper: 1
tsp white sugar: 1
medium head bok choy, chopped1 small head broccoli, chopped: 1/2
tbsp cornstarch, mixed with equal parts water: 1
How To Make Chicken Broccoli Ca – Unieng’s Style
- Mix the chicken, oyster sauce, and soy sauce together in a large bowl.
- Let the chickenrest for 15 minutes.
- To a large, heavy skillet or a wok, add oil and heat over medium flame.
- Fryonion and garlic in the oil until the vegetables are tender and translucent.
- Increasethe heat to high and add the chicken and marinade to the wok.
- Stir-fry the ingredients until they are light golden brown for 10 minutes.
- Add water, sugar, and pepper while stirring continuously.
- Add broccoli and bok choy. Stir and cook for about 10 minutes until soft
- Hurl in the cornstarch mixture and cook till the sauce thickens for 5 minutes.
- Serve with white rice.
Trivia
- Broccoli is native to the Mediterranean. It was first formed by the Etruscans (an ancient civilization in Italy) from a cabbage relative. The civilization is called Tuscany today who have been considered as horticultural geniuses for ages.
- The English word ‘broccoli’ originates from the Italian word ‘broccolo’ which means "the flowering crest of a cabbage" and the Latin brachium which meansan arm or a branch.
- The vegetable is greatly cherished by the Italians since the Roman Empire. In the 18th century, however, when it was first introduced in England, it came to be known as "Italian asparagus."