Chinese Vegetable Seeds

Chinese Broccoli Recipes

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. Serves 3 to 4.

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.

Bean Curd With Chinese Broccoli Recipe

Cubed bean curd, Chinese broccoli, fermented black beans and pork come together is this easy stir-fry recipe.

Serves 3 to 4

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 loaf of Bean curd , fried and cut into cubes
• 1 small can of tausi ( fermented, salted, black beans )
• 200 gms (7 ounces) Chinese broccoli
• 1-2 kg of pork, cut into cubes
• crushed garlic, to taste
• chopped onions, to taste
• Seasonings, Add to taste:
• oyster sauce
• Chinese light soy sauce
• Salt and pepper

PREPARATION:

1. Heat the pan with cooking oil.
2. Add the crushed garlic and onions.
3. Add the pork cubes. Allow to cook until the pork golden brown.
4. Add the fried bean curd and tausi.
5. Season with the oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt and pepper.
6. Add the Chinese broccoli last. Mix through and serve.