Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce is a classic Chinese cuisine. And, many authentic Chinese restaurants serve this delicious gai lan vegetable dish like yu choy sum as a dim sum item.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Asian, Chinese

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings

Calories 119kcal

Author Tracy O.

Ingredients

1.5 pounds Chinese broccoli (gai lan)
some Water for boiling Chinese broccoli
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil ½ tablespoon add to water to boil gai lan and ½ tablespoon add to garlic
4 cloves Garlic
1 tablespoon Fried shallots for topping

Sauce mixture:

2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Sesame oil

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Instructions

First, minced 4 garlic cloves and set them aside.
Next, soak 1.5 pounds kai lan in water for 15 minutes and wash them a few times. Then, boil a pot of water. Add ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ tablespoon vegetable oil and washed gai lan. After that, make sure kai lan is completely immersed in water and boil gai lan for 2-3 minutes.
After, take them out and put them on a plate.
In a container, add 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon brown sugar and mix them well.
Put ½ tablespoon vegetable oil into a pan and minced garlic. Then, stir fry them a little bit.
Pour the oyster mixture sauce and keep stirring the sauce and let it simmer for a minute.
When it is ready to serve, pour the sauce over and sprinkle 1 tablespoon fried shallots.

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Notes

Cooking tips for how to cook Chinese broccoli:

Boil gai lan with some salt and vegetables oil can make and keep a bright nice green color.
Make sure they are completely immersed in water.
Don’t over boil them it takes around 2-3 minutes.
Cook the sauce and simmer for a minute.
Pour the sauce over when it is ready to serve.

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