Mu Shu Chicken and Marinated tofu on the side

This one's great for lunch.  Making tortillas from scratch sounds hard but it is actually very simple and easy.

*Chinese Tacos

Ingredients
Yield: 2 tacos
1           chicken thigh
2 tsp      soy sauce
1 tsp      sugar
1 tsp      mirin
handful   spinach
hot sauce to taste

for Chinese tortillas
25g        flour
25g        whole wheat bread flour
40ml      hot water
1 tsp      canola oil

1) preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2) in a large bowl, mix together flour, whole wheat bread flour, hot water, and canola oil.  Use hands to make the dough.  Make it into a big ball and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
3) in a bowl, mix together say sauce, sugar, mirin.  marinate chicken in the sauce for about 15 minutes, and bake it in the oven for about 20 minutes or until it is cooked.
4) separate the tortilla dough into half and flatten the dough with a rolling pin.
5) over medium heat, in a skillet, fry the tortillas (1 minute on each side)
6) put chicken, spinach, and hot sauce into tortillas and serve it with marinated tofu.


*Marinated Tofu

Ingredients
Yield: 2 servings

for the marinade
2 tbs       sesame oil
2.5 tbs     rice vinegar
0.5 tbs     sugar
1.5 tbs     soy sauce
2 cloves   garlic
pinch of salt
crushed red pepper to taste

1/2 block  tofu, diced
1/2          carrot, minced
optional:  finely shredded cabbage, 1 small minced bell pepper

1) make the marinade.
2) put all the ingredients into the marinade and let it sit about 2 hours.

Gochisousama!

Saeko

Dolma -Turkish stuffed pepper

Dolma is a Turkish traditional dish.  I used red peppers this time but you can use any kind of vegetables for this dish.  It is also a low calorie dish about 250 per serving.

Ingredients
Yield: 2 servings

2                 red pepper
50g              ground beef
50g              white rice
50g              onion, minced
handful         fresh parsley, minced
2 tsp            tomato paste
salt and pepper to taste

for the soup
1 tbsp          chicken bouillon
2 tsp            tomato paste
1/2              medium onion
1                 medium carrot

1) scoop the insides from peppers.
2) in a bowl, mix rice, beef, onion, parsely, tomato paste, salt and pepper together.
3) fill the each peppers about 2/3 full with mixture.
4) put peppers into a pot and fill it about half full with water.  And add rest of the ingredients for the soup.

5) bring the soup to boil over medium heat, and then add 1 tbsp of the soup into the each peppers.
6) cover the top and cook for about an hour over low heat.

Gochisousama!

Saeko

Stuffed Eggplant -Under 300 calories! (can be vegan)

This can be vegan if you use vegetable bouillon instead of chicken bouillon. I usually use cheese with this recipe, but I used minced tofu instead.  I would have also put minced mushroom in it but I forgot.  ops.

Ingregients
Yield: 2 servings

1                medium eggplants
1 tbsp         olive oil
1/2             medium onion, minced
2 tbsp         soy sauce (or more, to taste)
1 tsp           basil
2 cloves       garlic
3/4 cup       cooked brown rice
1/5 block     firm tofu
1/4 cup       parsley, freshly minced
2 tbsp         chicken or vegetable bouillon
sesame seeds
paprika
chili pepper and black pepper to taste

1) preheat oven to 375 degrees.
1) cut the eggplant into half, and scoop out the insides.
2) mince eggplant's insides and tofu into small pieces
3) heat the olive oil in a large skillet.  Add garlic, onion, parsley, basil, bouillon, soy sauce, chili and black pepper.  stir for about 5 minutes, then add rice, the minced eggplant and tofu.  Stir about 15 minutes until everything is cooked.
5) fill the eggplant shells with the mixture, and top with sesame seeds and paprika.  bake for 30 minutes or until the shells are soft.

Gochisousama!

Saeko

Low Calorie Alfredo -Under 200!

Ingredients
Yield: 2 servings (about 170 calories per serving)

1 pack    shirataki tofu noodles (fettucini)
handful   eringi mushroom (trumpet)
4 oz       shrimp and scallop or boneless skinless chicken breast
1/2        medium onion, sliced
1           green onion, chopped
1 tbsp    butter
1 clove   garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste

for the sauce
1 tbsp    flour
1 tbsp    half and half
5 tbsp    water

1) rinse the shirataki noodles in hot water.
2) on medium heat, melt butter, start cooking garlic, and then add meat in skillet.
3) when the meat is cooked half way, add rest of the ingredients.
4) to make the sauce, put flour, half and half, and water in a cup and mix well together.
5) when meat is cooked pour the sauce into the skillet and add salt and pepper to taste.
6) stir until onion is soft and it's done!

Gochisousama!

Saeko