China

Gai Lan in Oyster Sauce

Name: Gai Lan in Oyster Sauce
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 400 g Gai lan (Chinese broccoli); 2 tbsp Oyster sauce; 1 tsp each Soy sauce & sugar; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp each Vegetable oil & sesame oil; some Ginger

Chinese broccoli, blanched and glazed

Gai lan (Chinese broccoli) in oyster sauce is a simple, elegant vegetable side that no Cantonese restaurant is without.

The greens are only briefly blanched to keep them crisp and bright green, then coated in a glossy oyster-soy sauce.

Servings2

Time15 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Gai lan (Chinese broccoli)400 g
Oyster sauce2 tbsp
Soy sauce & sugar1 tsp each
Garlic2 cloves
Vegetable oil & sesame oil1 tbsp each
Gingersome

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Briefly blanch the gai lan in boiling salted water.
Drain at once and arrange on a plate.
Warm the oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar.
Briefly fry garlic and ginger in oil.
Pour the sauce over the greens and serve.

Make it original

Oyster sauce for gai lan is in the Asia Boutique.

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