Chinese Broccoli with Crabmeat

Chinese Broccoli with Crabmeat

Info

Rating
Calories
135.0
Protein
11.0
Sodium
626.0
Fat
6.0

Description

If Chinese broccoli isn't available in your area, you can substitute regular broccoli.

Ingredients

1 pound Chinese broccoli (1 large bunch; sometimes called Chinese kale)
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 1/2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil
1 teaspoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
4 1/2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine* or sake
4 1/2 teaspoons canola or corn oil
1/2 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over and slightly flaked
3 tablespoons minced scallion (white part only)
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
Special equipment: a well-seasoned 14-inch flat-bottomed wok

Directions

  1. Peel broccoli stems with a vegetable peeler, then, keeping stems separate, cut stems, leaves, and florets diagonally into 1-inch pieces. Cook stem pieces in an 8-quart pot of (unsalted) boiling water 1 minute, then add leaves and florets and cook, stirring occasionally, until stems are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes more. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold running water to stop cooking. Drain broccoli well.
  2. Stir together chicken broth, cornstarch, sesame oil, sugar, salt, pepper, and 2 1/2 tablespoons rice wine in a bowl until combined well.
  3. Heat wok over high heat until a bead of water dropped onto cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add 2 1/4 teaspoons oil, swirling it around wok. Add crabmeat and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add remaining 2 tablespoons rice wine, then stir-fry 30 seconds more and transfer to a bowl.
  4. Add remaining 2 1/4 teaspoons oil to wok and heat until it begins to smoke. Add scallion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Stir sauce, then add to wok and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add broccoli and crabmeat, then toss lightly to combine and transfer to a platter. Serve immediately.
  5. *Available at Asian markets and ethnicgrocer.com.