Monday, June 14, 2010

Steamed Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

This is the lazy guide for someone who doesn't want to cook stir fried veggies but still want an easy recipe and eat healthy!

Ingredients

Broccoli pieces (cut into medium pieces and steamed/boiled)
1 tbsp of vegetable oil
3-4 big spoonfuls of Oyster Sauce
2 cloves of garlic, pressed
a small amount of corn flour (roughly 1/2 tsp could be less)
2 tbsp of water
Salt and sugar to taste

Method

1. Before cooking put the corn flour in two tablespoon of water and mix to use later. (The corn flour tend to rest on the bottom after you leave it for a while don't worry just mix it again before you place it with the rest of the ingredients)

2. Put a tablespoon of vegetable oil into a small pan or a wok on a medium heat. Place pressed garlic, stir and fry until golden and smell like... fried garlic. But be careful, don't leave garlic in the oil for too long as they tend to burn very easily.

3. Place the oyster sauce in the pan/wok and stir around until the oyster sauce boil and put the heat down to simmer. Add a few tablespoons of water to make the sauce a little runny and not too overwhelmingly taste like oyster sauce if you'd like. Add salt and/or sugar to taste and if you feel like it lacks flavour add more oyster sauce to taste.

4. Add the corn flour and water mixture into the pan/wok and mix. The mixture should begin to be slightly of thicker consistency. Add more corn flour and water mixture if you want the sauce a little thicker.

5. Place boiled/steamed broccoli pieces on a plate and top with the oyster sauce. And enjoy!

N.B. You can always substitute the broccoli with other boiled veggies like carrots, bok choy, asparagus or other veggies that you think would suit the sauce.