Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

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Broccoli with Oyster Sauce is a simple yet popular dish in Chinese cuisine. It takes humble broccoli and dresses it up with oyster sauce to give your tastebuds a delicious burst of flavour.

Oyster sauce is a favourite ingredient to include in many dishes, and it's not hard to see why. A little goes a long way, as you really only want a hint of flavour rather than drowning your food in the sauce. Oyster sauce adds wonderful depth to all varieties of dishes - it doesn't have to be seafood!

You may not be used to the flavour of cooked oysters - they have quite a different taste from raw ones. But the enticing flavour they bring to your dishes is not at all fishy, for those who might be put off. Oyster sauce can be used to marinate food, or it can be added directly during the cooking process as a bit a seasoning and flavouring, as here in this recipe.

Once you discover how easy it is to make Broccoli with Oyster Sauce, it will become your favourite way to cook vegetables! Why not try cooking your other favourite greens, such as broccolini, green beans or pak choy, with oyster sauce?

Here's what you'll need to make Broccoli with Oyster Sauce:
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Oil for cooking
1 head of broccoli (~300g), cut into pieces
2 cloves of garlic, peeled roughly chopped
1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp sesame oil
Pinch of sea salt, to taste

And here's what you'll need to do:

• Rinse and chop the broccoli into florets of roughly similar size. Trim the stalk, remove the tough outer skin, and slice.
• Roughly chop the garlic.
• Bring a medium saucepan full of water to a boil over high heat. Add the broccoli stalks and cook for one minute. Then add the florets, and cook for a further minute. Meanwhile, heat some oil in a wok or frying pan over low heat, and gently cook the garlic until fragrant.

• When the broccoli is done cooking, turn off the heat, and remove it from the saucepan with a slotted spoon, transferring it directly to the wok / frying pan. Turn the heat up to medium.

• Stir fry the broccoli for a few minutes until it is warmed through, seasoning with a bit of sea salt, if desired. Turn off the heat, and stir in the oyster sauce and sesame oil.

• Transfer the broccoli to a dish, and serve immediately.

Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

By Wendy | Serves 4

This simple Broccoli with Oyster Sauce recipe is a quick and easy way to add a new twist to familiar vegetables.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Serves: 3-4
Course: Side, Vegetable
Cuisine: Modern Chinese
Tags: Chinese Food, Leafy Greens

Ingredients

Oil for cooking
1 head of broccoli (~300g), cut into pieces
2 cloves of garlic, peeled roughly chopped
1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce
1/4 tsp sesame oil
Pinch of sea salt, to taste

Method

1. Rinse and chop the broccoli into florets of roughly similar size. Trim the stalk, remove the tough outer skin, and slice.
2. Roughly chop the garlic.
3. Bring a medium saucepan full of water to a boil over high heat. Add the broccoli stalks and cook for one minute. Then add the florets, and cook for a further minute. Meanwhile, heat some oil in a wok or frying pan over low heat, and gently cook the garlic until fragrant.
4. When the broccoli is done cooking, turn off the heat, and remove it from the saucepan with a slotted spoon, transferring it directly to the wok / frying pan. Turn the heat up to medium.
5. Stir fry the broccoli for a few minutes until it is warmed through, seasoning with a bit of sea salt, if desired. Turn off the heat, and stir in the oyster sauce and sesame oil.
6. Transfer the broccoli to a dish, and serve immediately.

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