CHOW GAI LAAN (JADE GREEN BROCCOLI)

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Adapted from a Chinese cookbook by Jim Lee that was published around 1970. This is one of my all-time favorite cookbooks; I was introduced to it by friends who were Chinese students I knew at University of Virginia. The gai laan which the Chinese eat is not actually broccoli, but broccoli is a good substitute which works well in America, where most of us don't have access to gai laan.

Provided by echo echo

Categories     Vegetable

Time 15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1/4 cup oil
1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 garlic clove, minced
2 lbs broccoli, rinsed and sliced
2 tablespoons sherry wine or 2 tablespoons rice wine

Steps:

  • Mix together sugar through soy sauce plus 1/2 cup water and put aside.
  • Heat oil in a skillet or wok over medium heat and add the garlic.
  • When garlic is golden brown, add the broccoli.
  • Turn the heat up and stir-fry 2 minutes.
  • Add sherry, cover quickly and cook 2 minutes.
  • Lift cover& add the soy sauce mixture.
  • When sauce thickens, remove and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.4, Fat 9.7, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 386.6, Carbohydrate 13.1, Fiber 4, Sugar 3.6, Protein 5

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