Is Velveting meat healthy?

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It's all relative. But on the whole, if you are velveting some chicken and doing a stir-fry with veggies, it's still a healthy dish. I actually don't think the fat content is the unhealthy bit nearly so much as the carbs (in the corn starch), by the way. ... The classic way is use egg whites, corn starch and wine..
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It's all relative. But on the whole, if you are velveting some chicken and doing a stir-fry with veggies, it's still a healthy dish. I actually don't think the fat content is the unhealthy bit nearly so much as the carbs (in the corn starch), by the way. ... The classic way is use egg whites, corn starch and wine..
Velveting meat is a common practice in Chinese stir-fries: By marinating strips of meat with egg white and cornstarch, then dipping then in a hot oil bath before finally stir-frying them, the meat develops a texture that is tender, silky, and smooth.
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