Chinese broccoli is indescribably delicious. Take a head of broccoli or cauliflower, tons of garlic, oil.
Cut the veg into bite sized florets. You don’t need to throw the stalk away, but if it’s just stalk without the flowery bits, cut it a bit more more finely, like matchsticks.
Peel and chop the garlic.
Bring a wok of water to the boil; include a good splash of oil. When the water & oil is roiling, dunk the veg in it for less then 2mins (I count up to 100), then fish the bits out with a slotted spoon, into the serving bowl. Pour the water away (or keep it for stock). Put a good glug of oil in the wok; when hot add the garlic. When the garlic becomes aromatic return the veg to the pan and stir around until coated w oil & garlic. Return the veg to the serving bowl. It’s now ready to eat: al dente and delicious.
Optional. Sometimes the Chinese add a sauce:
Mix a glass of powdered starch such as arrowroot or potato starch (a couple of table spoons full) and cold water. At the end of the previous process, after you’ve fished out the veg, add a little oil if necessary to the garlicky residue and add the starchy liquid when hot. Keep stirring and after a short while it thickens to the point when you can move it around the wok as a single mass without it sticking. It’s now ready to pour on the veg. Mix all together & serve.
Chinese broccoli is indescribably delicious. Take a head of broccoli or cauliflower, tons of garlic, oil.
Cut the veg into bite sized florets. You don’t need to throw the stalk away, but if it’s just stalk without the flowery bits, cut it a bit more more finely, like matchsticks.
Peel and chop the garlic.
Bring a wok of water to the boil; include a good splash of oil. When the water & oil is roiling, dunk the veg in it for less then 2mins (I count up to 100), then fish the bits out with a slotted spoon, into the serving bowl. Pour the water away (or keep it for stock). Put a good glug of oil in the wok; when hot add the garlic. When the garlic becomes aromatic return the veg to the pan and stir around until coated w oil & garlic. Return the veg to the serving bowl. It’s now ready to eat: al dente and delicious.
Optional. Sometimes the Chinese add a sauce:
Mix a glass of powdered starch such as arrowroot or potato starch (a couple of table spoons full) and cold water. At the end of the previous process, after you’ve fished out the veg, add a little oil if necessary to the garlicky residue and add the starchy liquid when hot. Keep stirring and after a short while it thickens to the point when you can move it around the wok as a single mass without it sticking. It’s now ready to pour on the veg. Mix all together & serve.