My mom taught me this awesome trick to make broccoli a gorgeous color and great crunchy texture. You basically throw it into boiling water, then immediately pull it out and run it under cold water. Then you can quickly stir-fry it over high heat to infuse whatever flavors you’d like – I like these spicy sweet Asian flavors. Once you have broccoli like this, you’ll never be satisfied with the dull, over-cooked mess that people often make of what should be such a yummy vegetable.
Guessipe
- 1 lb broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 1 TBSP kecap manis
- 1 TBSP soy sauce
- 1 TBSP spicy black bean in oil
Boil a pot of water. Toss in the broccoli, stir, immediately remove and run under cold water. Doing this will make the broccoli vibrant green.
Sauté the onion and garlic in the olive oil until the garlic starts to brown and the onions soften.
Add the broccoli, kecap manis, soy sauce, and spicy black bean. Stir over high heat just until the broccoli is hot but still crunchy and bright.
