Weeknight dinners
Broccoli stir-fry (炒西蘭花)
Restaurant-style broccoli. Blanching keeps it bright green, and the stir-fry stays brief so it stays crisp.
- Total time
- 20 minutes
- Makes
- 4 servings
- Adapted from
- Made With Lau
Ingredients
Broccoli
Blanching water
Aromatics
Oil
Wine
Sauce
Method
- Soak the whole broccoli in cold water with the salt for 3–5 minutes, swishing, then cut it up.
- Mix the sauce.
- Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil with the blanching salt and oil.
- Add the stems, then the florets. Cover and cook until it boils again, about 3 minutes.
- Move the broccoli to the ice water for 1 minute, then drain well. Dry the wok.
- Heat the dry wok on high, lower the heat, and add 1 tbsp oil.
- On medium, fry the garlic 15–20 seconds, then the ginger 20–30 seconds.
- Turn the heat to high, add the broccoli, and stir-fry 40–50 seconds.
- Drizzle the wine around the edge of the wok.
- Stir the sauce and add it a little at a time, only as much as needed, stir-frying about 1½ minutes.
- Add the last 1 tbsp oil, toss 15–20 seconds, and turn off the heat.