Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce is a dish you will find at dim sum restaurants, setting you back $8-10 for just a small portion. But if you've ever made this at home, you'll see that it is super simple and costs just a small fraction of what dim sum restaurants charge.
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| Fresh stalk with NO white centers |
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| Tight buds with no white flowers |
You can find Chinese broccoli at your local Asian grocery store. Just make sure that you look for a fresh bunch. Look for ones where the bottom stems are not dried out and cracked, and is one color. Those with a solid white circle in the middle of the stalk is probably not very fresh. Also, look to make sure the leaves are fresh looking and the flower buds are tight and compact--no white or yellow flowers. If there are a lot of yellow or white flowers, the Chinese broccoli is probably not fresh and will be tough.
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| This is my favorite brand of oyster sauce (Lee Kum Kee) |
Yields 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Chinese broccoli
- 3 cloves garlic rough chopped
- 1 T oyster sauce (Lee Kum Kee brand) Vegetarians can substitute with Lee Kum Kee brand Vegetarian Stir Fry Sauce
- 1 t sesame oil
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 to 2 T water
Procedures:
1. Wash broccoli thoroughly and drain. Trim off about ¼ inch off the bottom of each stalk.
2. Add oil and garlic to a pan and gently heat to allow the garlic to infuse into the oil (About 3 minutes).
3. Turn up the heat and add in the broccoli. The pan may seem over crowded at this point, but keep stirring the broccoli so that the garlic infused oil can coat each stalk, and the broccoli starts to wilt down. This should take about 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Add 1 T water and turn down the heat to low and cover the pan tightly with a lid to allow the broccoli to steam (about 3 to 4 minutes).
5. Remove broccoli from pan to a serving dish.
6. Add 1 T oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir fry sauce) and 1 t sesame oil to the pan of remaining liquid. If there is less than 1 T liquid in the pan, then add a small amount of water to help thin out the oyster sauce. Heat gently until sauce bubbles. Turn off heat and pour sauce over broccoli. Serve immediately