Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce and marinated chicken

Recipes / Meat

"This meal centres around a favourite vegetable dish at yum cha – Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce."- Nagi Maehashi. Start this recipe a day ahead.

Recipe «Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce and marinated chicken» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 750g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, halved, 1/2 tsp cornflour, 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 large bunch gai lan , trimmed, Green onion, sliced, to serve , 3 cups white long-grain rice, steamed, to serve, 1/3 cup oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce , 2 tbsp shao hsing, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp white sugar, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated.

Ingredients:

  • 750g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, halved 
  • 1/2 tsp cornflour 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 1 large bunch gai lan , trimmed 
  • Green onion, sliced, to serve 
  • 3 cups white long-grain rice, steamed, to serve 
  • 1/3 cup oyster sauce 
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce 
  • 2 tbsp shao hsing 
  • 1 tsp sesame oil 
  • 1 tsp white sugar 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated 

Instructions

  1. Make Restaurant Sauce; Place all ingredients in a screw-top jar. Secure lid. Shake well to combine.
  2. Place 1/3 cup of the sauce in a large snap-lock bag. Add chicken. Seal bag. Toss to coat. Refrigerate chicken mixture for at least 20 minutes but preferably overnight. Refrigerate remaining sauce.
  3. Blend cornflour with 2 tablespoons water and 2 teaspoons of the oil in a small bowl. Transfer cornflour mixture and remaining sauce to a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Cook, stirring, for 30 seconds or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Cover. Keep warm.
  4. Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes each side or until caramelised and chicken is cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover loosely with foil. Stand for 5 minutes to rest.
  5. Cook Chinese broccoli in a large saucepan of boiling water for 1 minute or until bright green and just tender. Drain. Cut into 7cm lengths. Transfer to a serving plate. Drizzle with sauce.
  6. Sprinkle chicken with green onion. Serve with Chinese broccoli and steamed rice.