Name: Chinese Broccoli
Ingredients: 1 lb Broccoli; 2 tb Salted black bean; rinsed and drained; 2 lg Cloves garlic; mashed; 2 ts Freshly grated ginger; 1 tb Dark sesame oil; 2 tb Soy sauce; 2 ts Sugar; 1 ts Red pepper flakes; 2 tb Chopped green onions; 1/4 c Dry sherry

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Vegetarian	Main course, Vegetarian*, One-dish me, Quick dishe	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Broccoli
2	tb	Salted black bean; rinsed and drained
2	lg	Cloves garlic; mashed
2	ts	Freshly grated ginger
1	tb	Dark sesame oil
2	tb	Soy sauce
2	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Red pepper flakes
2	tb	Chopped green onions
1/4	c	Dry sherry

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash broccoli. Cut flowers off broccoli stalks and divide into bite-size
chunks. Peel stalks and cut into slices. Put it in a pot with remaining
ingredients. Bring to a boil, cover, and steam until the broccoli is just
crunchy-tender. Uncover to evaporate most of the liquid and toss broccoli
well in the black bean sauce before serving with rice.
Recipe by: Jo McGinnis (EAT-L)
Posted to EAT-L Digest  by Kaye Sykes <kaye_sykes@NL.COMPUWARE.COM> on Dec
11, 1997

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