Description
Bite-sized broccoli briefly cooked in star-anise-scented Luwei soup. The floret part absorbs supreme soup like a sponge, oozing juicily when bitten.
Restaurants serving Braised Broccoli (Lu Huayecai)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Broccoli(Huayecai)
- Lu Zhi(soy/star anise etc.)
- Grated garlic
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Broccoli Cutting & Washing] Cut fresh broccoli (Huayecai) into small florets, peel hard skin off stems thickly. Dirt accumulates in buds, so soak upside down in salt water to wash thoroughly.
- [Heating Secret Retaining Color & Texture] Completely boil Luwei soup (soy, rock sugar, star anise, garlic base) on high. Toss broccoli, quickly pull out with strainer in just '40-
- secs'. Boiling more kills the vibrant green turning it brown, and makes texture gooey, so Taiwan stall owners never take their eyes off it.
- [Finishing] While piping hot, toss with grated garlic and a little sesame oil (or Taiwan fragrant oil) to serve. Completes a supreme crisp veg Luwei with soup heavily sealed in the florets.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Faint star anise aroma and garlic punch
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Cauliflower (Bai Huayecai: similarly absorbs soup well)
Pairing
Rich meat Luwei like Lu Dachang
Trivia
[For Women] An oasis existence soothing visuals with vibrant green inside Luwei takeout bags tending to be all brown. Boasts abnormally high order rate from women alongside cabbage, the ultimate diet ingredient supplying Vit C and fiber while letting you enjoy meat soup umami.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Sprinkle a little Taiwan super-spicy chili powder (Lajiao Fen), eating the spicy-soup-absorbed floret in one bite setting the mouth on fire!
Allergen
Soy, Wheat (from sauce)