Healthy Food Recipes

Ingredients :

·         1 lb. Chinese cabbage*

·         1/2 c. canned chicken or vegetable

·         1 tbsp. cornstarch

·         2 tbsp. vegetable oil

·         1 tsp. salt

How To Make :

·         Wash cabbage and pat dry with paper towels.

·         Slice in half and remove tough core with the tip of your knife.

·         Then slice the cabbage into 1-inch pieces. Mix chicken or vegetable broth and cornstarch.

·         Set aside. Heat oil in a skillet or wok. Add Chinese cabbage and salt. Stir-fry for 4 minutes.

·         Add broth and cornstarch mixture.

·         Mix all ingredients well and cook about 30 seconds or until broth is heated through.

Ingredient :

·         1 lb. medium-sized fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined, or 2 7-oz. packages frozen raw shrimp,

·         1/2 c. water

·         1 tbsp. cornstarch

·         2 tbsp. soy sauce

·         1/2 c. hoisin sauce

·         1/4 c. vegetable oil

·         2 thin slices fresh ginger root, peeled and minced

·         1 clove garlic, crushed

·         3 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces  

How To Make :

·         Mix water, cornstarch, soy sauce, and hoisin sauce in a bowl.

·         Set aside. Heat oil in a skillet or wok.

·         Add ginger root and garlic.

·         Add shrimp and stir-fry until they turn pink (about 5 minutes).

·         Add scallions and stir-fry for 1 minute.

·         Add sauce mixture and cook for 2 minutes. 

Ingredients :

·         1 lb. lean steak (any boneless cut)

·         1 tbsp. soy sauce

·         1 tbsp. oyster sauce (optional)

·         2 tbsp. cornstarch

·         1 tsp. sesame oil (optional)

·         1 tsp. sugar

·         2 c. sugar (snow) peas*

·         4 tbsp. vegetable oil

·         1/2 tsp. salt

·         1/2 c. sliced water chestnuts or bamboo shoots

·         1/2 c. sliced mushrooms

How To Make :

·         Cut beef across the grain into thin slices. (Meat is easier to cut thinly when it is partly frozen.)

·         Marinate beef in mixture of soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, sesame oil, and sugar. Set aside.

·         Remove stems and strings from sugar peas, leaving pods intact.

·         Rinse and pat dry with paper towels.

·         Put 2 tbsp. vegetable oil in a hot skillet or wok.

·         Add salt, sugar peas, water chestnuts or bamboo shoots, and mushrooms.

·         Cook, stirring constantly, until peas become a dark green (about 2 minutes).

·         Remove to a bowl. In the same skillet, add remaining 2 tbsp. vegetable oil.

·         Add beef mixture and stir constantly until beef is almost done (about 5 minutes).

·    Return sugar peas, water chestnuts, and mushrooms to the skillet and mix well until heated through.

       Preparation time: 15 to 20 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes Serves 4