Mushroom burrito can be an easy dish for cancer patients. / Courtesy of CJ Freshway

Recipe for cancer patients: mushroom burrito

Exotic dishes can spice things up for a cancer patient’s diet. A mushroom burrito is a fusion Mexican dish that combines chicken with ingredients known for their anticancer effects. Prepared in bite-sized pieces, it is a perfect healthy snack.

Ingredients (serves two)

You will need 80 grams of chicken, 40 grams of kidney beans, 40 grams of tomatoes, 40 grams of cucumber, 80 grams of oyster mushrooms, 20 grams of onion, 40 grams of head lettuce, 10 grams of lettuce leaves, 10 grams of tortilla, 20 grams of sour cream, cooking oil, apple vinegar, salt, pepper, oligosaccharides.
For chicken seasoning sauce: 5 grams of cooking wine, salt and pepper.

Step by step

1. Season the chicken meat in the sauce for about an hour. Dice it into 1 centimeter cubes and fry them on high heat with cooking oil.

2. Soak the kidney beans in water and cook in a pan until the moisture is gone.

3. Prepare tomato concasse. Put a cross mark on tomato with a knife, dip it in boiling water, then cool in ice water. Seed and dice the vegetable,

4. Chop the cucumber, salt it and season it with vinegar and oligosaccharides

5. Tear the oyster mushroom into think pieces, dice it into 1 centimeter pieces and chop the onion.

6. Stir fry and cool the mushroom and onion in a pan with cooking oil

7. Wash the head lettuce and lettuce leaves

8. Lightly heat the tortilla in a pan. First place leaves on the wrap, spread sour cream, chicken, beans, and other vegetables. Role the tortilla tightly and slice it in to bite-size pieces.

Cooking tips

1. Sprinkle salt on the mushroom to minimize moisture and make the vegetable more chewy.

2. When frying the mushroom, do not pour all of cooking oil in at once as the vegetable absorbs it quickly.

This is an excerpt from “Must-Have Recipes to Fight Cancer” by Yonsei Cancer Center, CJ Freshway and Severance Hospital Nutrition Team published by Samho Media.