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Ingredients
- purple sprouting broccoli 400g, halved lengthways
- vegetable oil 2 tbsp
- garlic 2 cloves, crushed
- red chilli 1, deseeded and finely chopped
- oyster sauce 2 tbsp
- light soy sauce 1½ tbsp
- caster sugar ½ tsp
- cooked rice to serve
Method
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Step 1
Cook the sprouting broccoli in a pan of lightly salted boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain well.
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Step 2
Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, add the garlic and most of the chilli, and cook for 1 minute. Add the broccoli and cook for another 2-3 minutes, before adding the oyster sauce, soy sauce and sugar with 50ml of water. Toss and cook until the sauce reduces and starts to coat the broccoli. Tip onto a serving dish and sprinkle with a little more chilli, if you like. Serve with rice.
Cook's notes
Purple sprouting broccoli – from the brassica family – has long, sometimes thick, stems with bright purple florets that have all the broccoli flavour but greater bite and texture.
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Nutritional Information
- Kcals 92
- Fat 6.2g
- Saturates 0.5g
- Carbs 4.4g
- Sugars 2.4g
- Fibre 3.5g
- Protein 3g
- Salt 1.6g