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Sesame Oil Chicken

Siti Nor Iberahim (Kitchen Executive), Marubahsanipar bin Amran (Kitchen Cook) (Café Columbia, Columbia Asia Hospital – Iskandar Puteri)
Sesame oil chicken is a classic Chinese dish that many women enjoy during the postpartum period. Fragrant, flavourful and packed with all essential nutrients, mummies may even enjoy this dish way beyond their postpartum period!

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Course Mains
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 1
Calories 495 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 slices ginger
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 160 g chicken cut into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ cup water
  • 5 pcs red dates
  • ½ tbsp wolfberries
  • ½ tsp white sesame seed
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pot over medium heat. Add the ginger slices and black sesame oil. Sauté until the edges of the ginger turn brown.
  • Add the chicken pieces and sauté for about 5 minutes.
  • Pour in the water, and add the red dates and wolfberries.
  • Bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Season with salt to taste.
  • Garnish with white sesame seeds and enjoy with rice or as desired.

Notes

"Sesame oil, red dates, and wolfberries are power foods that promote blood circulation. Additionally, sesame oil is known to reduce inflammation and swelling, and relieve constipation in postpartum mothers."
- Columbia Asia Hospital – Iskandar Puteri Dietitian Yap Pau Lin

Nutrition

Calories: 495kcalCarbohydrates: 55.2gProtein: 27.3gFat: 18.2gSodium: 542mg
Keyword Confinement, Family, Healthy
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