Part 13: Low-calorie modifications to popular recipes-hamburgers, fried chicken, and curry

Do not fry the onions in the hamburger with oil. Fry the chicken nuggets repeatedly with a small amount of oil. Boil the mackerel first, then wash it and boil it in soy sauce. Heat the bacon in the microwave to remove the oil.

By putting some effort into these popular recipes, you can perfectly reduce the calories.

Don't fry the onions in the hamburger with oil.

Sauté the onion slices in a Teflon pan, without oil.

The same applies when grilling hamburgers. Line the bottom of the pan with absorbent paper, place the hamburger on it, and you don't need to fry it in oil.

The method for grilling hamburgers remains the same as before. The oil that seeps out of the hamburger will collect on the absorbent paper, further reducing the calories.

Fry chicken nuggets repeatedly in a small amount of oil.

When frying chicken nuggets, the skin and fat must first be removed.

Pour one cup of oil into a frying pan and heat over medium heat. Then, repeatedly remove the meat from the oil, drain it, and put it back into the pan. Repeat this three or four times. You can make a dish with just a small amount of oil.

Use curry powder and pumpkin when making curry rice.

Curry cubes are too high in calories, so you can add curry powder when stir-frying and keep stirring until a fragrant aroma is released.

Then add bite-sized pieces of pumpkin and water to the pot and simmer. Once the vegetables have softened, add the pork that has been seasoned with a small amount of tomato sauce and cook together.

Finally, season with salt and pepper. With rice, a single serving of curry rice contains only about 580 calories.

When roasting chicken with soy sauce and cooking wine, boil the chicken first to remove excess oil.

We sometimes crave chicken with the skin on, and in those cases, I recommend the following method.

Cut off half a chicken leg and boil it in hot water for 5-6 minutes until the steam dissipates.

No oil is needed in the frying pan. Place the chicken skin-side down and grill it vigorously. Wipe off the chicken fat that seeps out with absorbent paper.

Then add seasonings and cook until thickened. This way, even with the skin on, a single serving of chicken will only contain 250 calories.

Boil the mackerel first, then wash it, and then cook it in soy sauce broth.

First, blanch the mackerel pieces in hot water to remove the fat, then wash the bones with clean water before cooking them in the broth.

Through these steps, the mackerel pieces become firmer, and the skin and flesh are no longer so easy to overcook. Of course, the calories are also reduced considerably.

Add honey to boiled taro to enhance its sweetness.

Cook the prepared taro in the broth for about ten minutes. When adding sweetness, use honey instead of sugar.

Then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for another ten minutes. After that, add some soy sauce and cook. This is not only healthier, but also makes it easier for the flavors to penetrate.

One tablespoon of oil is enough when frying pork cutlets.

To use less oil when frying pork chops, you have to keep frying and grilling them.

Microwave the cured pork to remove excess oil.

Line a heat-resistant container with absorbent paper, then arrange the sausages on top, making sure they are not stacked, and heat for one minute.

Absorbent paper will absorb the oil that seeps out of the cured meat. This reduces the calories considerably, but doesn't diminish the aroma.

New-style potato stew with meat to absorb apple pectin

If you use apples instead of sugar, the dietary fiber and pectin in the apples will do their job.

Add ingredients and turn off the heat.

Pickled vegetables should not be deep-fried, but roasted vigorously.

Pickled vegetables made from fried fish are edible even with the fish bones, making them a good source of calcium.

However, because the ingredients are deep-fried, the calorie content is a concern.

At this point, avoid deep-frying; instead, grilling will reduce fat intake.

Simply grill the fish in a pan and then drizzle it with vinegar sauce.

The vinegar dressing uses a lot of vinegar, making it difficult for fat to accumulate in the body. Adding some onion is also a good idea, as the allyl sulfides in onions have cholesterol-lowering properties.

The sauce for Chinese noodles should be made by hand.

The sauces used in Chinese cold noodles are usually very strong in flavor. To get used to a milder taste, it's better to make your own sauces or condiments.

Control the amount of sugar and add more vinegar. It's also okay to add more chili peppers and other spices.

Tips for stir-frying green peppers without oil

You can make stir-fried green peppers and meat without oil using a frying pan and absorbent paper.

High-gluten flour should be used when frying chicken nuggets.

High-gluten flour has a higher protein content than low-gluten flour. High-gluten flour is drier, so it only needs to be thinly coated on food, thus reducing the amount of flour used by 20% compared to using low-gluten flour.

If you use less flour, you will absorb less oil.

Add more bean sprouts when stir-frying vegetables.

Adding more bean sprouts when stir-frying vegetables can increase their volume. Bean sprouts are rich in dietary fiber and vitamin C, and also contain amylase, which helps digest starch.

When blanching the bean sprouts in hot water, you can add a small spoonful of salt. Stir-fry the bean sprouts over high heat to maintain their crisp texture.

Super easy! Homemade low-calorie sauce

This dressing is perfect for salads and a side of rice! A healthy dressing with controlled oil content can enhance weight loss results!

Adding onions and vinegar can enhance the weight loss effect.

This is an oil-free sauce with plenty of onions and spices, which has anti-fat properties and is beneficial for metabolism.

It's fragrant even without oil.

This is a Japanese seasoning sauce with a strong bonito flake aroma. The sourness of the pickled plums is effective in relieving fatigue.

Adding ginger promotes metabolism

Adding ginger juice and mustard to the sauce can boost metabolism. This will also improve the metabolism of carbohydrates in the noodles.

Adding plenty of tomatoes reduces calories.

Tomatoes contain a large number of beneficial components. Acidic seasonings are suitable for any dish.

Handmade tomato sauce

Mix a small amount of mashed onion, add a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper, and mash half a tomato. Microwave until thickened.