Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make perfect Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce, and learn my family's tips on how to select the freshest gai lan, how to keep it fresh for as long as possible, and how to get the perfect soft, crunchy bite.
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🍴 RECIPE + INGREDIENTS🍴
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📙 THE STORY 📙
Now retired, my dad has over 50 years of experience as a Chinese chef. Everything he makes is SO GOOD. You won't regret trying this recipe!
Also known as “gaai láan” in Cantonese, this is a super easy recipe that I ate almost every single week growing up. Even for a “simple” dinner, my dad would have at least 3 or 4 courses, and gai lan was always in the rotation as his go-to vegetable dish.
We'll also be going over:
- How to pick the freshest Chinese Broccoli
- How to store gailan at home
- How to get the perfect, soft, crunchy texture for gailan
- Dietary alternatives to oyster sauce
Video on Wok Hei: • 🎉 Preserving my dad's...
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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲
00:00 - Intro
00:58 - Wash Chinese Broccoli, boil water, heat wok
01:32 - Add olive oil, salt
01:47 - Wait for boil, add gai lan, cover
02:31 - Cook for 1-2 minutes + nuances of cooking
04:12 - Uncover wok, taste
04:32 - Plate, cut, add oil, oyster sauce
05:28 - Alternatives to oyster sauce
05:45 - Same technique for broccoli
06:39 - Meal Time
07:07 - How to tell if gai lan is fresh?
07:41 - How to maximize freshness?
11:20 - How to get the perfect soft, crunchy texture
12:43 - On making soups with Chinese Broccoli
13:18 - Garlic, ginger & different cooking methods
17:07 - On growing Chinese Broccoli
18:09 - Thank you!
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🍜 MY DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 🍜
If you don't live near an Asian market, most or all of what my dad uses in this recipe can be found on Amazon:
- Lee Kum Kee Premium Oyster Sauce: amzn.to/3hLGUtm
Options for Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
- Wan Ja Shan Vegetarian Mushroom Oyster Sauce: amzn.to/346UC5V
- Lee Kum Kee Vegetarian Stir Fry Sauce: amzn.to/3mkdDrU
Options for Gluten Free Oyster Sauce
- Wok Mei: amzn.to/380thnp
I've also included some other Chinese kitchen essentials, used in many of my dad's other recipes:
- Koon Chun Hoisin Sauce: amzn.to/2RYiFO0
- Pearl River Bridge Superior Dark Soy Sauce: amzn.to/3jtjwSa
- Lee Kum Kee Chicken Bouillon: amzn.to/3iTr9ll
- Shaoxing Cooking Wine: amzn.to/3hY9rMA
- Kadoya Sesame Oil: amzn.to/3c7EOTu
- Pearl River Bridge Superior Light Soy Sauce: amzn.to/32EAsQu
- Michiu Rice Cooking Wine: amzn.to/3oy7dHq
- Lao Gan Ma Chili Oil: amzn.to/2K1h3Ta
- Chinese Sausage / Lap Cheung: amzn.to/37aOYlV
- Dried Shrimp: amzn.to/3lQyAuH
- Dried Shiitake Mushrooms (soak for 15-20 minutes in warm water before slicing): amzn.to/2IR6AJd
- Dried Wood Ear Fungus (a few options, depending on what's in stock):
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🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵
Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau
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