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Default Chinese broccoli

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Nick Cramer > wrote:

> Peppermint Patootie > wrote:
> > Nick Cramer > wrote:
> >
> > > > Yeah, that looks like the stuff Priscilla posted. So, I'm buying
> > > > veggie seeds in the next week or two - just how good IS this stuff,
> > > > Nick? And what does Jun or your daughter do with it?
> > >
> > > I really like it, Nicky. It's tenderer and sweeter than European
> > > broccoli and most of the dark green leafies I've eaten. Jun stir-fries
> > > it with a little Oyster sauce. Chinese restaurants steam it, then
> > > sprinkle some Oyster sauce on when they serve it. I only know it as a
> > > side dish like that.

> >
> > It makes a lovely stir fried beef with broccoli. I season with garlic
> > and soy sauce.

>
> Jun said that, when she gets home tonight, she's gonna make some with
> garlic, shrimp and oyster sauce. I think she's gonna boil the broc in a
> little water, before tossing it in the wok.


After I've stir fried the broccoli for a minute, I pour a little boiling
water in the kuo (wok), put on a lid, and steam it for a minute or so.
Then I take out the broccoli, stir fry the meat, return the broccoli,
and add any final sauce elements.

PP