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Blanched Broccolini — An Underrated Home-Style Dish
This simple dish brings together the bright sweet flavor of tender broccolini with a subtle sweetness from garlic and a gentle savory depth created by light soy sauce and oyster sauce making it perfect for a quick nutritious meal. The broccoli retains its crisp texture while being lightly flavored giving it a refreshing taste that […]
- Prep
- 6m
- Cook
- 10m
- Total
- 16m
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- 1/5
- Cuisine
- Chinese
IngredientsWhat you'll need for Blanched Broccolini — An Underrated Home-Style Dish
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| broccolini | 300 as needed |
| garlic | 4-5 |
| light soy sauce | 25 as needed |
| oyster sauce | 7 as needed |
| sugar | 2 as needed |
| water | 15 as needed |
| cooking oil | |
| salt (for blanching) | 1 as needed |
- broccolini300 as needed
- garlic4-5
- light soy sauce25 as needed
- oyster sauce7 as needed
- sugar2 as needed
- water15 as needed
- cooking oil
- salt (for blanching)1 as needed
Cooking StepsHow to cook Blanched Broccolini — An Underrated Home-Style Dish step by step
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Step 1This is broccolini — a close relative of broccoli.
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Step 2Rinse the broccolini thoroughly. Peel off the tough outer skin from the lower stems.
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Step 3If the stems are thick, halve them lengthwise.
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Step 4For a neater presentation, trim the stalks to a uniform length.
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Step 5All prepped and ready.
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Step 6Bring a pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp cooking oil.
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Step 7Add the broccolini and blanch for about 1 minute.
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Step 8Do not overcook — both the color and texture will suffer.
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Step 9Remove and immediately plunge into ice water. Drain well and arrange on a plate.
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Step 10Add oil to a cold pan — no need to wait for it to heat up — then add the minced garlic.
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Step 11Cook over low heat until the garlic is fragrant and lightly golden, then turn off the heat.
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Step 12Add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and boiled (cooled) water. Stir to combine using the residual heat.
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Step 13Drizzle the sauce over the broccolini. Garnish with red chili rings.
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Step 14Beautiful color, crisp and tender texture.
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Step 15Light and refreshing.
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Step 16Delicious and easy to make.
Blanched Broccolini — An Underrated Home-Style Dish
This simple dish brings together the bright sweet flavor of tender broccolini with a subtle sweetness from garlic and a gentle savory depth created by light soy sauce and oyster sauce making it perfect for a quick nutritious meal. The broccoli retains its crisp texture while being lightly flavored giving it a refreshing taste that […]
Ingredients
- 300 as needed broccolini
- 4-5 garlic
- 25 as needed light soy sauce
- 7 as needed oyster sauce
- 2 as needed sugar
- 15 as needed water
- cooking oil
- 1 as needed salt (for blanching)
Instructions
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This is broccolini — a close relative of broccoli.
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Rinse the broccolini thoroughly. Peel off the tough outer skin from the lower stems.
-
If the stems are thick, halve them lengthwise.
-
For a neater presentation, trim the stalks to a uniform length.
-
All prepped and ready.
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Bring a pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, add 1 tsp salt and 1 tbsp cooking oil.
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Add the broccolini and blanch for about 1 minute.
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Do not overcook — both the color and texture will suffer.
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Remove and immediately plunge into ice water. Drain well and arrange on a plate.
-
Add oil to a cold pan — no need to wait for it to heat up — then add the minced garlic.
-
Cook over low heat until the garlic is fragrant and lightly golden, then turn off the heat.
-
Add light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and boiled (cooled) water. Stir to combine using the residual heat.
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Drizzle the sauce over the broccolini. Garnish with red chili rings.
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Beautiful color, crisp and tender texture.
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Light and refreshing.
-
Delicious and easy to make.
