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    Home » Recipes » Vegan & Vegetarian

    Garlic Broccoli Stir Fry

    April 1, 2017 by Elaine 19 Comments | Jump to Recipe

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    This is a very basic and healthy Cantonese garlic broccoli stir-fry, almost popular in every Cantonese restaurant.

    Though broccoli is not a native ingredient in China, it obtains a high popularity in the past decades. It is healthy, easy to prepare and almost all purpose in stir-fry dishes. Before moving to Guangdong province, I have no likes for broccoli. After the first bite of this garlic broccoli in a small street restaurant 5 years ago, I fell in love with it and brought this idea to my daily cooking plan.

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    Though this is quite simple but there are still some tips deserving discussion.

    Whether blanch the broccoli firstly or not?

    I understand that blanching vegetables is not a popular cooking method but I still highly recommend it. Blanching process can shorten the stir-frying process and keep the broccoli crunchy and light green.

    Whether oyster sauce is necessary?

    Theoretically oyster sauce is not necessary. Garlic, oil and salt can bring enough flavors. But oyster sauce can give this dish a faint sweet and seafood taste. If you are on a vegan diet, you can mix light soy sauce with sugar and use that as a substitute.

    garlic broccoli stir fry | chinasichuanfood.com

    Garlic Broccoli Stir Fry

    Easy Cantonese garlic oyster sauce broccoli stir fry
    5 from 8 votes
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    Course: stir fry
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Keyword: Broccoli, stir fry
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 103kcal
    Author: Elaine

    Ingredients

    • 1 head broccoli , separated into florets
    • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
    • 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
    • pinch of salt
    • ¼ tsp. sesame oil
    • ½ tbsp. oyster sauce , or ½ tbsp. light soy sauce + ⅛ teaspoon sugar

    Instructions

    • Bring enough water to a boil in a large pot, add pinch of salt and ¼ teaspoon sesame oil and then cook broccoli for around 1 minute. Transfer out. (No need to drain)
    • Heat cooking oil in wok and fry chopped garlic until aroma over slow fire, then turn up the fire and slide broccoli in.
    • Add salt and oyster sauce, mix well. And serve warm.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 465IU | Vitamin C: 68.5mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Erika

      May 15, 2018 at 6:46 am

      5 stars
      This recipe is AMAZING!!! Exactly the taste I've been craving for! Tastes like the real authentic deal! Will definitely make again. I also chucked in some carrots ans pak choi which was wonderful!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        May 15, 2018 at 8:17 am

        I believe you must enjoyed a very colorful broccoli dish. Good job!

        Reply
    2. Jess

      June 26, 2018 at 1:28 am

      5 stars
      I love this recipe and so does my family! The only problem is I never end up with any leftovers no matter how much I make lol

      Reply
      • Elaine

        June 26, 2018 at 7:32 pm

        Thanks Jess!!
        This is such a cheering comment.

        Reply
    3. WangNingning

      March 01, 2020 at 10:34 pm

      5 stars
      As a Chinese, I made this very often, it's quite interesting to read foreigns' article about Chinese recipes.

      Reply
    4. Ranga

      November 18, 2020 at 1:31 am

      5 stars
      Nice easy to make recipe, my wife loves to eat this in Chinese restaurants, so made it home.
      Came out perfect. Added a few flakes of red chilli !

      Reply
      • Elaine

        November 18, 2020 at 8:47 am

        Thanks Ranga. Big Huge!

        Reply
    5. Stef

      November 25, 2020 at 8:48 pm

      5 stars
      I had a broccoli dish at a restaurant in Beijing and have tried to reproduce it with no luck. This dish is SO similar! The flavours are subtle like I remember. Thank you for this recipe.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        December 02, 2020 at 8:50 am

        My pleasure, Stef. Love to be helpful.

        Reply
    6. Margot

      January 10, 2021 at 8:59 pm

      5 stars
      Amazing recipe! Simple and delicious. My husband said it was the best broccoli he ever ate. 🙂

      Reply
      • Elaine

        January 19, 2021 at 8:25 am

        Broccoli is a great vegetable!! Enjoy.

        Reply
    7. Radek

      March 13, 2021 at 11:26 pm

      5 stars
      the best way to prepare broccoli I have ever tried

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 15, 2021 at 8:20 am

        Thank you Radek!!

        Reply
    8. Tiffany

      March 15, 2021 at 10:36 am

      Can you use frozen Broccoli instead?

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 17, 2021 at 8:25 am

        No.

        Reply
    9. jasminsaharala

      April 28, 2021 at 5:07 pm

      5 stars
      Very yummy recipe. Maybe you can add some carrots or black fungus in this recipe.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        April 29, 2021 at 8:15 am

        Yes, you can mix in other vegetables too. Thanks for your lovely feedback!

        Reply
    10. Nami

      September 22, 2021 at 2:10 pm

      Family favorite 🙂

      Reply
      • Elaine

        September 26, 2021 at 9:12 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply

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