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Broccoli with garlic sauce recipe

Name: Broccoli with garlic sauce recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: 3: Chinois 🇨🇳
Ingredients: 15 oz broccoli (about 1 large + 1 small crown of broccoli before trimming); 1 oz garlic cloves (5 large, grated or crushed); 1 cup chicken broth (divided); 3 tsp tapioca starch; 1 tbsp avocado oil; ¼ tsp coarse sea salt (plus more to taste); ¼ tsp Takii shiitake mushroom seasoning (optional); 1 tsp toasted sesame oil (optional)

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4 servings

servings

10 minutes

active time

20 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

15 oz broccoli (about 1 large + 1 small crown of broccoli before trimming)

1 oz garlic cloves (5 large, grated or crushed)

1 cup chicken broth (divided)

3 tsp tapioca starch

1 tbsp avocado oil

¼ tsp coarse sea salt (plus more to taste)

¼ tsp Takii shiitake mushroom seasoning (optional)

1 tsp toasted sesame oil (optional)

Directions

Trim the broccoli to bite sizes. For larger florets, halve or quarter them. For stems, remove the outer tough part and dice to bite sizes. Keep them in similar size so they cook evenly. Rinse and set aside to drain well.

Sauce

Prepare the garlic. Set aside 2 bowls or measuring cups. Measure out 1 bowl with ½ cup stock for steaming and the other bowl with the remaining ½ cup stock mixed with starch to make a slurry to thicken the sauce.

Saute

In a large saute pan, preheat it over medium heat until it feels warm. Add the oil, garlic, and a small pinch of salt. Quickly stir and statue until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Take care not to burn the garlic.

Steam

Add the broccoli and turn heat up to medium-high. Keep tossing and stir frying for 1 minute, then pour in ½ cup of the stock. Immediately cover the pot with a lid and lower heat to medium to steam for 2 minutes.

Thicken

After steaming, the broccoli should be tender but still crisp and with some crunch. The color should be bright green. Stir the slurry mixture again before pouring it into the pan. Keep stirring and tossing until the sauce is slightly thickened but still quite moist and not overly reduced, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Taste and adjust. Season with more salt and mushroom seasoning, if using.

Serve

Turn off the heat. Transfer to a large serving plate and drizzle with toasted sesame oil, if using. Serve hot or warm.

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

96 kcal

Total Fat

5 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Unsaturated Fat

4 g

Trans Fat

Cholesterol

1 mg

Sodium

432 mg

Total Carbohydrate

11 g

Dietary Fiber

3 g

Total Sugars

2 g

Protein

4 g