Recipe: Broccolini in Oyster Sauce

Recipe Source: Passamore, Jacki.  Savoring China.  Oxmoor House, Menlo Park, 2003 p. 158

 

I can't stand to let a single meal go by without vegetables, and a decent quantity of vegetables at that.  That said, sometimes I worry that I'm getting into a vegetable rut.  I can develop this kind of tunnel vision, where I just fix one or two vegetables as side dishes over and over and over.  This blog is helping me to overcome that a bit, since making the same thing every day doesn't help me develop new content, but I still recognize that tendency in myself.  I found some broccolini at the supermarket recently, remembered having seen this recipe somewhere and decided that I would make it. 

 

I did make a few changes to the recipe, because I kind of have to.  I used duck stock that I made with the carcass from my pomegranate duck recipe in place of the chicken stock or water called for in the original.  I used hot pepper sesame oil in place of the vegetable oil, because I really like hot pepper sesame oil.  That's really it.  It was an incredibly easy recipe to make, and the only hard part was discarding a large part of the stock at the end of the recipe.  That seemed kind of wasteful to me, so the next time I make it I'll probably use water instead. 

 

Broccolini in Oyster Sauce (Serves 4; approx. $0.85/serving)

1 bunch broccolini

2 cups stock or water

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon hot pepper sesame oil

3 1/2 tablespoons oyster-flavored sauce

Equipment:

• Wok

1. Cut off any hard stems on the broccolini
2. Bring the stock or water to a boil over high heat.
3. Add the salt, oil and broccolini.
4. Boil uncovered for about 2 1/2 minutes.
5. Remove the broccolini and arrange on the serving platter.
6. Pour off most of the cooking liquid, reserving 1 1/2 tablespoons.
7. Reheat the wok over medium heat and add the reserved cooking liquid.
8. Add the oyster sauce and bring almost to a boil.
9. Pour over the broccolini and serve. 

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Comments

[chocolate shavings]

Those kind of dishes are simple yet absolutely delicious. I've had my fair share of oyster sauce-based vegetables and never get sick of it.