Chinese Broccoli Harvest, Sow and Cooking || Black Gumbo
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- Have you heard of Chinese broccoli? In this video I will introduce you to Gai Lan, known in the west as Chinese broccoli. This is a very delicious green that is eaten as a side dish in many Asian cultures. It has a delicious flavor, very much like broccoli, but much quicker to grow. In this video I will show you how to make Chinese broccoli stir-fry with oyster sauce, I'll show you how I harvest, and I'll show you how easy it is to sow the seeds.
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Very nice gai lang
I didn’t know you were a preacher! Preach on!
If you plan to cook gailan whole, it's best to steam them so you don't overcook the leaves too much. The leaves can get a bit chewy and less crispy when overcooked. For stir fry, I usually separate out the leaves and the stems, then cut the stems into smaller pieces at a bias so they will cook faster. When cooking, I just put the stems in first then after 30-45 seconds I add the leaves along with the sauce mix of oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar and a few drops of sesame oil. Cook for another 30-45 seconds and then off the heat. Let the residual heat of the wok to finish off the cooking. I've cooked gailan this way for years and they come out perfect with both the leaves and stems having a delicate crunch. I also grow gailan in my garden and they grow back pretty fast, but we eat them just as fast. Very delicious and healthy!
Thank you vey much for showing us how to harvest it ✂️🌱 and answering my question if it's going to grow again 🌝👍
Thank you for the information. I think that I will try these in my garden this year. Many thanks.
We eat Chinese broccoli often in fried rice. New to Houston, so I’m glad to know this grows here. 😃
Perfect timing! I am growing Yod Fah for the first time, and this seems very similar. Thank you!
Nice light in kitchen shots!
Good test! Never imagined four days in frig would be better! Haha! Planting more seeds in a tiny available space! That was my MO for 8 years!
Wow! love that!! I’ll have to get some seeds. Great seed company!
I really enjoy your cooking videos. It is very rare to find videos of gardeners/farmers use their daily harvests in the kitchen right after harvesting. Keep up the good content 👏
I think there is a lot people who dont know about Chinese broccoli. Mine has just come up but I thought it was bolting with the flowers on top. Going to go cut some now and put in the fridge.
I love these videos! Especially when it's a vegetable I want to grow and don't know exactly how to cook! Thanks! 💜
Nice corgi 😅👍🏽
One of my favorite green veggies.
Chinese and Japanese buffets in Houston frequently have this. B4 we had the internet I would root the stalks to grow seed, Now even Southwest Fertilizer has the seed as well as Hong Kong Super Market and Vietnam Hoa. Asian vegetables grow better in the Houston region than those of European origin.
Also try the Pat-Tsai miniature green bok choi. It is more tender and delicately flavored.
I planted chinese broccoli this year and had no idea how to harvest or cook it. It's may 2nd and mine is gorgeous and tall but no flowers yet so I guess I need to wait for that. I really like your recipe for stir fry, going to try that. First time on your channel and looking for more. Thanks!
Very good, thank you :)
Delicious. Thank you for sharing 🙏
I have never heard of Gai Lan, sounds very interesting. I like your cooking new vegetables. TFS 👍🥰🥬
I LOVE gardening videos married with cooking/preparation techniques! ❤️
Happy New Year my friend!
Same to you, just watched your walk in the woods last night, very nice to see you back there again.
Cool
Nice! I'm a 3rd generation Chinese American from Arkansas, and I really like Gai Lan. My grandmother was a super gardener, however I don't think I ever saw her grow Gai Lan. I think I'll try to grow some in Central Arkansas. I generally like mine with just a little less oyster sauce and no sugar, but then I'm a severe diabetic and need to watch my sugar intake. You might try mashing and mincing your garlic a bit more to get more garlic flavor.
If u peel the bottom of the stems you won't have to overcook it to get the stems right. Chinese people peel the stems, asparagus and regular broccoli as well. Definitely they peel the stems of Gai Lan. I do a lot of Asian cooking. My daughter is half Asian and cooking was my main hobby for a decade. Now it's gardening and oh so glad I know what to do with the stuff I grow.
I see you address this at the end. They always peel the stem of Gai Lan from what I understand.
i for one like the cooking videos--keep them coming!! :)
That looks absolutely delicious! I guess that's a must grow.
2 days after Christmas here 21 degrees and 6" of snow. Happy New Year y'all 👋
Enjoyed the very thorough descriptive review at every stage of this plant. And that sauce for the stirfry was so simple!!!
I have tried to grow these and seem to always be forgetting about them and not cooking them at the right time! Thank you so much for the video!
#1 - I've never thought about cleaning my clippers after trimming Elderberry and trim tons since I have so many. Last year I went right into the Moringa and cut a bunch to dehydrate without thinking. THANK YOU so much for helping me be better. #2 - Gui Lan seems like just what I want to try and I learned that bringing the water to a boil first helps them retain that great green color. My brain feels larger already with all that I learn from you. Thanks, again. Happy New Year. #3 - love the cooking part. Gardening has allowed me to cook in a new way and watching your videos helps me be a better cook. I think the Gai Lan would work well in my Green Stalks. Thanks.
Nice idea about the greenstalks. Hadn't thought about that
Keep a bottle of lysol or rubbing alcohol in your tools and sanitize every cut they say. You can even transfer disease from one branch to another. It's a pain but I've started doing it when pruning my blueberries and stuff.
Gai Lan and Yu Choy Sum are two of my favorite vegetables. And so easy to grow. Yu Choy Sum doesn't store as well though. You want to harvest and cook within a day. It's soooo yummy. Have you tried it?
I have eaten both but not grown them myself.
Bought the same seeds from this seed company. 100% germination. I'm in zone 9a/10b Pomona California. Can't wait to harvest these delicious greens. 😋
81F on Christmas here just north of you. What a Christmas this was. My spring bulbs are sprouting and all sorts in the garden thinking it’s not winter at all by the way they are acting.
Unfortunately gailan is a cool weather crop. I am in Silicone Valley. They seem to bolt at 70 degrees or higher.
Chinese style. Blanch the gailan in boiling salted water with 2 tablespoon of oil. Blanch about about 2 minutes depending on desired doneness and thickness of stalk. Drain and rinse in cool water. Top with oyster sauce and a drizzle of cooking oil. Btw, it is pronounced Gai Lon (not gai land).
Why add the oil when blanching?
I always plant too many greens and then get over run with those so that I don't remember that I have planted these more unusual plants. I think I need to cut back on the greens so that I save more space for these in a place I won't forget.
This is one of my favorite vegetables to grow along with Chinese mustard greens.
I like these videos. Great way to find out about a veggie I’ve not tried yet.
Always appreciate your cooking videos. Keep them coming
Totally off topic, but I love your countertop!
Thank you, we shopped for a slab for weeks before picking that one.
I enjoy your cooking videos. Thanks
Love this. Might have to try this. I also love your cooking videos. It's nice to know what to do with these different vegetables.
Yum! One of my favorites!
Nice I miss those old day
I will have to sit and watch the video again to write down what you made. Looks yummy.
I will never store Gai Lan straight from the garden or farmers market without a good vinegar or salt water soaking again. If there are any worms on it, they'll happily keep eating it in the fridge! And yes, I now always leave a decent stalk in the ground when harvesting brassicas...the new sprouts are sweet and delicious!
Wow. That's a really nice looking plant, Scott. I might have to get seeds for that soon.
I'm Asian and have cooked and eaten Asian greens all my life. Next time you cook Chinese Broccoli, separate the stems from the leaves. The stems take longer to cook, so cook the stems alone for a few minutes, then add the leaves and stir fry until cooked. Also, if the stems are thick enough, I use a paring knife to remove a thin layer of the stem's "skin" all around, about two to three inches from the bottom of the stem, until you see the white part.
I applaud you for using oyster sauce for and eating the stems. It always baffles me when people throw away the stems because all they need is to be cooked a little longer to soften them up. In fact growing up, stems were my favorite part. Also, in my family, we just cook Gai Lan with garlic and oyster sauce and add a bit of water to thin the oyster sauce out.
Great video! Thanks Scott.
Thanks for showing us how to cook it!
Thanks for the cooking video.
Those are some happy bees! I def want to try this veg. Thanks for the info on growing and cooking.
Wow! That looks delicious!
My favourite ! Great video, thanks.
Digging the stir fry song. Has a David the Good vibe. I wanna try this! Great video, as always. Happy New Year.
Thank you. I finally found some seeds in a store last week.
I just found your channel through Flower Hill Farm and am enjoying it! I love Asian veg and will be growing a Chinese broc for the first time this year--thank you for this video. Being in Zone 3, I'm appreciate getting an early dose of spring through you and am loving the variety in your content. Subscribed.
Interesting! Love to see ways to cook different veggies.
I am growing this and wanted to know how to prepare it even though this video is 2 years old. Im glad i found this because i was going to cut the flowers off.And probably compost it because i thought it bolted( which it did but could still be eaten).Im in Florida so i thought it bolted with out warm weather 😅 Thanks
Hi, Scott!!. You are not only a great gardener, you are also a good cook!!.
Wish you a green and fruitful *2022.*
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I'm growing these for the first time this Spring in MN. ♥️
LOOKS YUMMY!
God Bless You, Sir💗💖💕
I love off 290 and have grown this before, didn’t quite know how to prepare it but this helps thanks!
I, too, am a fan of exotic vegetables.
looks great I well have to try growing that next spring
I very much like your grow harvest and cook videos sorry they don't get as many views. You grow and cook some of the unusual vegetables that a lot of people won't even try I enjoy trying them whether I'm able to grow them or not sometimes it's a different story. Enjoyed this a lot I have never tried Chinese broccoli but I will
This is awesome. I'm planning to grow broccolini this spring. I made add Gailan to the mix. Thank you!
I do love my dark green veggies! I love Chinese broccoli as well as other Asian greens. So flavorful and different from our usual collards, turnip and mustard greens. Could you post the recipe for the sauce, please? Thanks much!
Looks good and tasty. Gailan (芥蓝) is one of my favorite winter greens. Merry Christmas and happy new year!
Are you growing any this year? I wonder if the tall and thin growth habit this year is different from your experiences in more mild or cool years?
@@ScottHead I grew some last year. They were skinny like yours. They like cooler weather better. This year is just too warm. The bugs are eating my veggies as well.
Being of Asian descent and familiar with Asian greens, I am so pleased to see you grow Asian vegetables, cook and enjoy them so much!! Especially when I don't really grow veggies, but watching your videos really inspires me! And you are so very right about the thicker stems being more fibrous, my dad also appeals those stringy parts off of the thicker stems. Hey, did you know leafy greens keep fresher longer in the fridge when you use the thin "crunchy" plastic produce bags vs. the soft and thick plastic bags (like bread bags)? I think the zip lock bags are better than the bread bags as well. More breathable?
Yeah peel the lower stem and it becomes tender. Chinese cooks do that with regular broccoli and other stuff with thick stems like asparagus as well. They don't like wasting the stems apparently like we do.
Those lead footed bugs are all over my neighborhood and yard. Sometimes they just sit on the bricks of the house, even before we had food growing. I never knew what they were. I call them big jumanji bugs and my husband knows exactly what bug he has to come kill lol.
that's awesome scott i have never heard of it but i would like to give it a shot come spring..merry christmas to you and the family.
Been looking at growing some next year and looks like I might do just that.
Oh my gosh! That's one the favorites In Portugal! They get boiled some and for seoson is olive oil and vinegar with garlic..
I totally forgotten you're a preacher, is anyway you could give us some guidance in God's word in this Chanel?
Well, I could try to do better to bring the truth to my channel, but if you wish, my church features my sermons here each week: ua-cam.com/channels/fIaBmqvyJK7Jtuf8jzju-A.html
@@ScottHead oh thank you!!! God bless you! I will subscribe 🙏🏼
Glad to find your channel! I am in the northeast area of Huntsville, Texas. A little colder here than down by Houston. But similar temps. My soil however is gray clay and pine forest debris. I have had to work on bringing up the nutrient level of my food forest area. I have lots of trees on my property, including 100' pines.
Sure glad I watched this video. I grew these in late summer for a fall harvest. They grew very slowly because it was so hot here in Dallas. When I saw them bolting about two weeks ago, I ripped them out and put them in my compost pile! Oh Boy. I guess that was the wrong thing to do :(. I'll try again for a spring harvest. And I WON'T throw them out when they bolt. Thanks for the info.
Really like watching you cook veggies I am not familiar with.
I've not grown Chinese broccoli yet but will this coming year
Great video. Did the ones that you cut, grow back?
No everything bolted, it got to warm too fast.
@@ScottHead Awweee. That's too bad but thanks so much for answering my question.
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Great video! Did any of the plants that you cut ever regrow new stems for a second harvest?
It got too warm and they bolted.
@@ScottHead thank you! I’m trying to grow them this fall and wondering if I could get two harvest from it!
My broccoli raab is trying to bolt as well. But my 1 bell pepper plant is thriving and my self seeded 🍅 are delicious. My 1st ones all year. Depending on our crazy weather this coming weekend will be where I put a cattle panel arch and cover them
I bet you'd be able to easily grow one of these brocoli from some of those stalks. Anyone tried it before?
I had a caterpillar in my lettuce today. Just destroyed all the lettuce in that area. Crazy to see a caterpillar the last week of December
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I haven't used BT before. That is the bacteria right?
Yes, Bacteria. Caccilus Thurengensis (or something like that). Works well on caterpillars and harmless to everything else. Including you and me.
@@ScottHead Bacillus Thuringiensis
That looks good! Scott, do you think this would be able to grow in 5 gallon buckets?
Looking forward to my migration to the east Florida coast zone 9A and will definitely be doing that one
Oh and that wok looks fine too!
I think it would grow fine in buckets.
Yes they grow great. I've got some in 3 gallon grow bags that I direct sowed. Took awhile to sprout vs the ones I started in the grow tent but they eventually sprouted. If they were in a bed, I bet they would've sprouted faster. I guess it being cooler they took longer? Not sure. I thought they preferred the cooler weather. I'm on the Oregon coast so it's not freezing.
Great content. Do you know how to collect the seeds from the plant so you don't have to purchase seeds again and again. Thank you Sir
Yes, I've saved seeds from many plants, but I enjoy trying different varieties until I get that perfect one.
Gailan develope tiny seeds in a tiny pod much like string beans. Let it dry on the plant and remove and crush pod to get the seeds. Bok choy is the same.
It looks like Broccolini. I never spray chemicals on any of my garden plants.
Corgi patrol! Does this taste similar to regular broccoli?
A little like broccoli but not as strong a flavor. Very nice.
Good looking pot/wok. Where did you buy it? And what brand,please?
Got it at my local Asian market, it doesn't have a brand on it. Sorry.
@@ScottHead It’s a nice one. That is too bad but thank you so much for the reply. Maybe I’ll find one similar.
Thanks for this, I’m growing a similar vegetable in the spring. I only ordered seeds for my husband but this looks delicious! I want to know what brand your pan is 😊
Its a no name wok from my local asian grocer.
@@ScottHead I've been wanting a wok so maybe you and your grocer could work out a deal?
I cringed when I saw u take out a metal spatula on that beautiful pan! Lol. I want to try growing this broccoli! I'll have to do some research I'm in Illinois.
Its supposed to be made for abuse. We'll see.
Good day! Questions I watched your swamp water vid.and wanted to know if I can use reg.water for the compost pile or is it jus rain water? 2 I jus purchased some elderberry seeds and I jus heard you say their poisonous. What part are and how do I handle them? Thanks new to the channel. Your garden is beautiful.
I've used municipal water all my life. Its fine. Rain water is better but use what you have. Elderberry leaves and sap are poisonous, and to some degree the seeds. The fruit when ripe is good, best to process and strain out the seeds.
@@ScottHead Amen , looking for Elderberry as been purchasing quart size juice for immune support $40 for a quart at our farmers market an thats only 1 teaspoon per person for a month ,
I really want to plant myself up here north of you , Do u know where i could get cuttings or plant, bush , i missed out on another creator selling some !
God bless you Scott & your beautiful family .
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Hi. Have you tried growing french (dwarf) marigolds in the holes of your cinder block borders? It might help deter bugs.
Yes, frequently.
Unrelated question if I may. Are you playing the guitar for the intro music?
Yes, in this video all the music is mine.
Is this the same as the Yod Fah you grew last year?
Very similar but apparently not the same plant.
Did the seeds germinate and survive the January cold spell?
They did germinate but I dug them up to plug in a huge ginger plant my neighbor gave me. Priorities, after all.
Love that wok! Where did you find it or can you tell me the brand?
Found it at the local Asian grocer, can't find a brand, but it was sold as a non-stick wok. I couldn't find a traditional iron wok of the size I would like but will get one one of these days.
@@ScottHead thank you! I will look at the Asian grocer nearby to see what they have. I usually only see the cheap ones near here.
If you decide to remove all of the broccoli, how long would you let the soil set before planting something else? Or, would you let it set for a while then amend?
I plant almost immediately after amending with a 1/2 inch sheet of compost. Rarely do I have anything with nothing growing in it.
@@ScottHead really appreciate you taking the time to answer “newbie” questions