5 Amazing Chinese Broccoli Gailan Recipes You Must Try (Ready in 10 Minutes)

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often cheaper.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: hoisin sauce

Mushroom sauce is plant-based, and hoisin can be more affordable.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot powder is a healthier thickener, while flour is more common.

Slice the flank steak into ⅛ of an inch thick pieces.

Marinate the beef with ¼ tsp of salt, ⅛ tsp of baking soda, 2 tsp of cornstarch, and ½ tbsp of Chinese cooking wine. Mix thoroughly and set aside for 10 minutes.

Prepare the gailan by separating the stems and leaves, cutting the stems at an angle into bite-sized pieces and roughly chopping the leaves.

Make the black pepper sauce by mixing 2 tbsp of oyster sauce, 1.5 tsp of soy sauce, ½ tsp of dark soy sauce, and 2 tsp of sugar, along with a generous amount of coarsely ground black pepper and 1 tbsp of water. Set aside.

Preheat the wok over high heat until smoking hot, then add a big drizzle of vegetable oil.

Toss in the gailan stems and stir for a couple of minutes until cooked through.

Add the marinated beef to the wok and quickly stir to separate the slices until the meat changes color, which should take less than a minute.

Add diced garlic and gailan leaves, then pour in the black pepper sauce and continue to mix until well combined.

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