Jade Green Broccoli

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 lbs broccoli
• 1 tablespoon corn oil (or any neutral oil)
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated gingerroot
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup water chestnut, sliced (if using canned water chestnuts, rinse and drain well)
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons gin

Recipe

• 1 cut broccoli up into florets. slice stems.
• 2 bring a pot of salted water to boiling. blanch the broccoli for about 2 minutes but no longer than 3 minutes. drain and rinse with cold water. set aside to drain.
• 3 heat the corn oil in a wok on medium-high heat. add the ginger and garlic and sautè for about 1 minute. be careful not to burn! (reduce heat if necessary.).
• 4 add the drained broccoli, black pepper and water chestnuts to the wok. stir fry 1-2 minutes.
• 5 in a small glass bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar and sesame oil. add to the broccoli.
• 6 add the gin, cover wok and cook 1 minute.
• 7 transfer to a platter and serve hot.