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Chinese Broccoli With Oyster Sauce - Gai Lan

Chinese Broccoli With Oyster Sauce - Gai Lan

Oyster sauce nicely complements the slightly bittersweet taste of Chinese broccoli (gai lan). Blanching turns Chinese broccoli a beautiful jade green, but you can use reqular broccoli if it's not available.

INGREDIENTS:

10 ounces Chinese broccoli (gai lan)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 slice ginger (about 1/2-inch thick)

Sauce:
3 tablespoons chicken broth or water
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1/2 teaspoon sugar

PREPARATION:

Wash the Chinese broccoli. Cut off the ends if not already trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces (about 2 inches long).

In a large saucepan, add enough water to cover the broccoli. Add the salt, baking soda and ginger. Bring to a boil.

While waiting for the water to boil, prepare the sauce. Combine the chicken broth or water, oyster sauce, rice wine or dry sherry and sugar. Bring to a boil in a small saucepan. Turn the heat down and keep warm while blanching the broccoli.

Add the Chinese broccoli to the boiling water. Cook until the stalks are tender but crisp (3 - 4 minutes). Rinse in cold running water. Drain.

Pour the sauce over the broccoli. Serve immediately.

Yield: 3-4 Servings

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