Asian inspired broccoli dish with tasty sauce. Sauce can be used for all kinds of Asian inspired sauted vegetables.
- ⏲️ Prep time: 5 min
- 🍳 Cook time: 10 min
- 🍽️ Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1-2 Broccoli (fresh best, frozen works too)
- Minced garlic (1 tablespoon)
- Minced ginger (1 tablespoon)
- Sherry or regular white wine (you cook with what you drink with!) (1 tablespoon)
- Soy sauce (1-2 tablespoon)
Directions
- Cut broccoli into little flourettes (hold the broccoli upside down and cut around the stem with a pairing knife)
- Fill your pan (or wok) around half inch (1.57cm) with water and bring to a rapid boil.
- Put broccoli in and steam with lid on for approx. 3 minutes.
- Drain broccoli and wipe pan dry.
- One teaspoon of oil and saute garlic and ginger (use sesame seed oil for Asian touch, but neutral or olive oil works well too).
- Deglaze with sherry, put half a cup (approx 120 ml) of warm water or chicken stock. Reduce on medium-high heat.
- Stir in soy sauce, brown sugar and lemon juice to your taste.
- Thicken sauce with corn starch.
- Put dry cooked broccoli back in and saute for very short time (you want it nice and crunchy).