Broccolini with Streaky Oyster Sauce and Golden Shallots

Broccolini with Streaky Oyster Sauce and Golden Shallots
Ingredients: Broccolini, oyster sauce, shallots sliced thinly
Directions: Slice shallots thinly and fry till golden brown, resulting in tiny crispy shallots, picture below (Note: do not over-fry them as when "burnt", they are as bitter-tasting as "burnt" garlic). Blanch broccolini in boiling water, or steam them till tender, then drizzle with oyster sauce and sprinkle with fried shallots.

Of course, I wish to tell you more about shallots and how they are used as part of recipe, condiment, and garnish in Asian cuisine. Fried shallots also enhance the flavor of many Indonesian dishes such as opor ayam (chicken curry) and Indonesian-style fried rice variants.

Unlike onions where each plant normally forms a single bulb, shallots form clusters of offsets just like garlic. Shallots have a mild taste that combines the flavor of a sweet onion with a hint of garlic.


The result? A subtle sweet, tender slightly crunchy green vegetable with edible flowering buds and slim stems.

No fancy culinary footwork. Broccolini with Streaky Oyster Sauce and Golden Shallots is THE chinese gourmet style vegetables that you will love. :D

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