My Go-To Side: Gai Lan Oyster Sauce Stir-Fry Recipe (Chinese Broccoli)
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
- Could greens really be this good?? Every time I eat this dish I am surprised how much I am enjoying a plate of green vegetables. The combination of gai lan (aka Chinese broccoli) and savoury oyster sauce is a match made in heaven and a classic for a reason.
You might be familiar with a Chinese restaurant dish with steamed long stems of gai lan with oyster sauce drizzled on top, and this is a similar idea except BETTER! It's all cut up so you don't have to try to eat whole stems of gai lan and trying to be graceful about it, and because it's stir-fried, the flavours of the sauce are mingled with the vegetables, not the mention the soft, chunky garlic pieces are the cherry on a sundae!
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Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the UA-cam channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via UA-cam videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com - Навчання та стиль
Guys, if you catch yourself wondering why she's spending so much time talking in detail about the cutting technique, it's because it MATTERS. It's exactly why most Asian restaurants in America don't make Kai lan taste as good as Asia, as they typically serve u the entire vegetable.
I was wondering about that. Now I hope I can actually find this in my local Asian market. Thank you🙏🏻
This was FANTASTIC! I made this for my in-laws, who are not very familiar with Asian food, and they LOVED it! My father-in-law does not like broccoli but said this was the best "broccoli" he's ever had and had seconds. I love your recipes and videos. You make Asian cooking very easy! Thank you!
Here in Malaysia, we also call it "kai lan", we also usually stir fry this with oyster sauce and salted fish. we call it "kailan ikan masin", (Kai lan with salted fish)... Really really good with rice, omelette and sambal... 😋😋
It's very true! I love it just exactly how it was cooked 😊.
"masin"? In Indonesia it's 'ikan asin'.
Omg 😋 😋 yum
Gai lan with oyster sauce was one of my mother's go-tos when I was growing up. Any time she was in a hurry or hard-pressed to come up with an impressive side, out this would come. I enjoyed veg but wasn't a huge fan of leafy greens was a kid- but I LOVED this, and I was even more impressed when I eventually noticed how quickly she threw this together. The rest of dinner would be already plated and ready to go, I'd get called down to eat, and in just a few minutes before I even finished setting the table with chopsticks and napkins, the finished gai lan just suddenly appeared. Thank you for bringing me this very fond reminder of my childhood!
I love your tips & tricks! I've been making this dish for years but I have never cut it on the bias. You set up your fans for success with details like the gentle sizzle for the garlic b and separating the stems from the leaves. Thank you!
I remember my mom making this when I was little. She added a splash of xiaoxing wine to get rid of the slight bitterness the vegetable has so that we kids would enjoy eating it more.
SAUCE
1 1/2 Tbsp Oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1tbsp water
1/2 tspn sugar
1/4-1/2 tsp white pepper
Hi! As she mentions the recipe is linked below the video - hot-thai-kitchen.com/gai-lan-oyster-sauce/ Cheers! Adam
I love these easy stir fry recipes. They are such time savers for a busy person. I’m always looking for simple tasty recipes that take no time at all to cook, I am so glad I chanced upon your channel. My family’s staple diet is rice so these dish go really well with our main meals.
Gai Lan is wonderful because it lasts a long time in the fridge. It's so crunchy and fresh. I also love that you didn't peel the stems. Great recipe Pai.
I love Gai Lan. The more garlic the better. Will give this a try.
i went to a chinese restaurant yesterday and got gai lan with oyster sauce for the 1st time and i was looking for a good recipe but couldnt find one and i just saw this!!!!!!!!!! i also made ur hot thai chicken today and loved it! i have to try this soon i cant believe how perfect the timing is
My grandma was Chinese so I grew up eating this all the time, I wish mainstream grocery stores carried it so I could cook it more often. There's some Asian groceries around that carry it but they have such a small selection of everything else, I'm too lazy to make multiple shopping trips to get everything I need. I still remember my grandma convincing me to try it because it prevents cancer, then again that's how she got me to try pretty much any new Chinese food, it apparently all prevents cancer.
Hahahaha, the universal grandma argument: "Eat it. It's good for you."
Remember also that everything _causes_ cancer (according to mainstream fads, at least) 😂
Eating fish eyeballs improves your eyesight
@@gummydogs And eating custard gives you a runny nose. When we were kids, my brothers had a heap of these "theories" all aimed at putting me off my food so they could have my share. 👍😁
Try growing it. It’s easy to grow as are most Asian greens
Pailin - I have been watching your videos for a long time. My wife and I love your cookbook. I just had to chuckle because at around 11:00 minutes on the video, your Canadian accent started to really come thru....yes my dear, you do have a Canadian accent ; - )
Also - thank you sooo much for your attention to detail - I know it is sometimes difficult to draw a balance of how much energy one needs to extend on the little things or differentiating the difference between what is important, and not so much. Your balance and the information you share and teach are perfect and much appreciated. Thank you soo much for sharing your passion. You are a fantastic chef and continue to produce one of the best cooking channels on UA-cam!
What a coincidence. My mom made this and I'd just eaten it before watching your video! My mom put crispy pork (moo krob) in hers. My favorite version is with salted fish (pla kem), the funky smell just does it for me. I normally hate veggies but I can eat a bucket of this with rice. Best vegetable dish ever.
I really enjoy these simple vegetable side dish videos! Please make more!
This dish is so simple yet so impressive when cooked well 👏
I appreciate you going back to scoop out all the sauce. It’s precious !
This is one of my comfort food dishes. I can eat it all in one sitting (by my myself). I just made it tonight. My wife loves it too. I didn’t have gai lan but I had some Choy Sum. It was delicious just the same. I added a teaspoon of Shaoxing wine to the sauce. Thanks for reminding me of this recipe.
Mum made dis everytime we feel like not eating anything big or there's not much in the fridge. Very tasty and a little addicting.
this is amazing, love the simple dishes, budget-kitchen-prep friendly...
I like it that you are teaching us how to prep it together with cooking it. It makes it easy for nooks.
I'm Chinese but I always separate the thick fibrous stems from the leaves of any vegetable. So kale, gai lan, broccoli, broccolini, even bok choy. I just prefer the stems to be cooked for a longer time so they get more tender, and then the leaves to still have a fresh crisp texture.
I agree I shave the stems first, I’m Irish ☘️ born in USA married to a Chinese, but I do all the cooking, so I try to make Asian dishes each week.
I like to eat pat wun sen
Had never been a fan of kai lan growing up because of its slightly bitter or medicinal taste. But got my mum to cook this dish tonight using the seasoning as stated in the recipe and really enjoyed the dish! This recipe is definitely a keeper and will be my go-to kai lan recipe in future! Thank you very much! 😊
You are the BEST! I love your recipes. You make my favorite type of food, approachable. Thank you, so very much!
I had this vegetable for the first time the other day. My Philippine sister-in-law fixed it for me and it was delicious!
Ljn
I've learned so much from your channel! Thank you for sharing your recipes and I look forward to making this dish soon.
Me too
That looks lovely !!!
i❤️ my veggies, that’s for sure. Will definitely give it a go.... thank you !!!!
Made this tonight, such a simple and delicious way to eat some green leafy veg!! 🙏🏼 Thanks as always Pai!!
My family does the same but we add a protein. We cut slices of pork, beef, or Asian meatballs and fry till it's golden then add the garlic's and veggie and stir. The only season we add is oyster sauce and fermented soy beans.
when i lived in chiang mai for a summer, this and kaho soi gai were my two ultimate favorite dishes. (although other faves include milky toast with pandan custard and those fried roti with sweetened condensed milk during the night market)
Awesome recipe Pailin! I have to try this one! Thanks!!!
Thanks for sharing how this is to be cooked. I love these greens.
This quick stir fry is right up my street, love any veg cooked any way. Thanks for sharing! UK
Thanks for you're advice on the timing aspect involved in this prep!!!
Very nice.
For the chicken stock/broth this is when frozen (ice cube tray) chicken broth/stock cubes come in handy. I always freeze small bits of leftovers that way.
agree with you about cutting up the vegetable. The restaurant always leave the whole stem & never provide knives, so annoying.
I just prepped it today n I second what you said,, it's absolutely one lip-smacking dish.. definitely made it to my top 3 thai dishes... totally in love with it.. thank you for sharing this recipe ❤❤❤
Simple, healthy, and delicious. The ideal accompaniment to a meal and perfect for the home cook. Thank you.
I will be adding this to my veggie repertoire! I have seen this at the Asian supermarket I shop at, but I had no idea how to make it. Thank you for your videos. This will be on my grocery list next time. Have a great day.☺
I loved this dish when I visited Thailand. Fresh and delicious. ❤️
This is one of my favorite~~~ so delicious with steamed rice or boiled rice 💗💗 Take care na ka 🙏😊
Thank you for the lovely and simple recipe to make a delish Kai Lan. Tried it and it turned out yummy! I took your advise and added in a bit more garlic as I love having more of them too 😃
Wow I love the stir fry greens! Need to make one of this. Thanks for sharing
This is delicious! I love Chinese broccoli to start with, but the sauce makes it even better. Garlicky, savory, a touch sweet, with the freshness and crispness of the broccoli. I sauteed some diced chicken and mixed it in with the greens. Made a delicious healthy lunch.
Wow! I just bought some gai lan from the store and before doing so I checked your old mixed veg stir-fry recipe. And now I have just come home from the shop and there is this new recipe! Thanks. I am overly excited.
It was meant to be!
@@PailinsKitchen Yep, it was and it was delicious. I made some extra for lunch today but it became my midnight snack. Now there are two large Japanese eggplants waiting for me in the fridge. And some prawns in the freezer.
This is indeed very delicious and sooooo simple to make. Just made this for lunch today. Thank you, Pailin for sharing this awesome recipe!
I just made something similar last night. I also really like water spinach stir fry with tons of garlic.
This is my favorite veggie w beef and garlic
When I visit Thailand, one of my favourite meals is ผัดคะน้าหมูกรอบ, Chinese broccoli oyster sauce stir fry with crispy pork.
I love to watch you cooking, you are very lovely and so excited when you cook ... thsnks for all your gorgeous recipes
trilingual, Pailin🙋🙌
GREAT TALK 😁
GREATER FOOD😉
Pailin really takes time in
Preparing her food, cooking well while explaining it same time thoroughly to her fan.
I love all the culture Pailin hits us with.
Me too😍
Me too 👍
So happy you have weekly videos again! Cheers!
Aw I'm sorry to say that we're not back to weekly yet...but last week's video was a week late! 😣
Love your videos...so real and your joy is contagious!💕
So used to eating it like a big leafy branch with oyster sauce on top or on the side. This is great! Thanks for the tip.
Your videos are so easy to watch. You present very well. And I have tried two of your recipes they both turned out super yummy! You are a treasure find!
In Cantonese cuisine, gai lan is also often stir-fried but with minced garlic. It's also great stir-fried with some pieces of protein, such as squid. And it will be cut up in smaller pieces. But, for steamed gai lan, i feel like I do eat the whole stems quite gracefully - the trick is to bite from the base. It is not rude in Chinese food to bite a piece of food that you are holding with chopsticks. Almost everything else is served in smaller pieces. Honestly if I'm making my own gai lan, I will go ahead and cut the steamed whole lined up stems across into three pieces together and many restaurants will too (so yes, then some pieces are just leaves and some just stems). If you don't cut it, each time you get a bit of each.
Thank you for instructions! Gai Lan is my fav chinese veg! Since I don't live at home anymore, I need to learn how to cook it for myself!
I usually cut the lower leaves off, then blanche the stems for a minute before I add the leaves, drain, and drizzle with oyster sauce. We eat that 3-5 nights a week at my house.
I love this idea of quick and easy vegetable side dishes. Please post more.
And what veggies last long in fridge
I literally just made this. Sadly, I overcooked mine. Now I feel the need to redeem myself. 😄 Thanks for the tips!
This recipe is wonderful- it was an instant hit at our house. Thanks, Palin!
Thank you, great video and recipe! Just made some last night for dinner. The Gailan/Kailan came right out of my garden. I intend to stir fry them the same way with my Kale straight from my garden as well. It was 😋
I like to do this, but I fry the garlic in oil until brown and crispy, remove from pan and sprinkle it on top to add some textural contrast
gai lan with salted fish mmmmmmm yum yum
i always tried to boil them for less than a minute then fry them the same way. This way looks good and even easier!
I made this again today. It's become my favorite vegetable dish.
Your recipes are life changing thank you so much !!!
The combination of oyster sauce and soy sauce taste so good. Maybe better than using salt. Also, adding in more garlic does the work to perfection! Thank you for the tips!
Thanks for this. I asked my hubbie to buy me morning glory, but he found this which he thought was "interesting". Thing is, I've never cooked with Gai Lan before, so I really needed a recipe. It turned out great! Thanks for the recipe!
I like the stem cutting technique, particularly the sharp angle. It gives a better result than what I used to do.
Wow. Just started see ur videos. Tried Broccoli recipe. As a Indian always wanted to try Thai / Chinese cooking. Found a right person
Love from Singapore. ❤️
This is my favorite. I cook this many times during the lock period.
You're such a pro, love all the tips and ways to change the recipe such as pounding chilli first, thank you!!
Yayyyy!!! I love kai lan so so much... My favourite veggies... Great recipe... See u next time....
NIce job P, beautiful colour and healthy option-proper stir fry is much harder than it appears
Best Gailan I've made. ❤ I've tried some of her recipes, and they never failed me.
That looks so good! I loooove gai lan with oyster sauce as a side with crispy duck. 🥰🥰🥰
Gailan is the best! I've never understood why this veg hasn't made its way into regular supermarkets.
My local Walmart neighborhood market had gai lan for a few months. It always had limp stems and wilted leaves, so nobody bought it. It was also 3x the price as the Asian market. Honestly, I wouldn't mind paying extra if the vegetable was fresh.
Hi Pailin, I tried this recipe yesterday for dinner, was wonderful and 😋😋. Will cook again and again. Tks alot😍
My mom always added ginger and a splash of rice wine, and used salt instead of soy sauce. And she would just drizzle the oyster sauce on top, so it was my job to mix it with the gai lan as a kid lol
I have always eaten the whole parts of a vegetable. Carrots with the roots and Broccoli is the same and this is about to become my favorite dish. Thank you.
Easy , delicious and healthy .. perfect !
Being a Malaysian- born Chinese....This dish is typical of our ancestral dish menu.
Add abit of bawang goreng even better..ha ha
Not ori............
@@shariff786rsa try a bit of salted fish
@@shariff786rsa boleh gak tapi
Don't think I'll ever reach my gai lan quota. Thanks for a great video. Te best I've seen on preparing gai lan.
Good James Bond reaction to the exploding garlic; shaken but not stirred!
I made and it’s so delicious 😋 thanks Pailin you’re so good
I have a garden full of Chinese Broccoli. Can't wait to try this.
Since I have no idea to get Chinese brokkoli from (have never seen it in a German Asia store), I substitute it with bok choy and add shiitake mushrooms (and a little bit of extra fish sauce). That's awesome vegetarian style or with meat of choice. 😋👍🏼
I found some in a Swedish Asian store and it was labelled Chinese Kale Shoots.
You can substitute it's hybrid (broccoli and Chinese broccoli), the broccolini.
My fav veggie. Love adding it to fried rice with Chinese sausage.
Omg, as a vegetarian I make this all the time!! One of my fave dishes, so easy❤
What do you think oyster sauce is made of?
What else could anyone say, Beautiful Chef, wonderful dish. ขอบคุณ
I love kailan very much
Nice one Pailin. A classic asian style dish that is loved by asians.
This is one of a few vegetable dish that I like. But I love to add deep fry pork belly in. 😋😋😋
You had me at the mention of pork belly😎
Stir-frying the kai lan with bits of salted fish makes it a one-dish wonder with steamed rice :)
Kinda not a "one-dish wonder" when you have the stir-fried dish + plus steamed rice. 1+1=2, that makes it a "two-dish wonder", i guess. Get it?
@@Ianthe22 well how many people are using a bowl? it could be an eight dish wonder!
Mine too. I mix it with every meat available in my fridge (even Ham works). I prefer mixing with prawns.. Superduper delicious!
Tq for sharing tips to cooking gai lan. I follow your tips and it really turn out still very crunchy and green.
i love kailan when i was in hong kong i eat it for the first time so yummy.
Thanks a lot for sharing these simple cooking instructions… much appreciated!!!
So interesting, the italians cook their greens similar. They use anchovies instead of oyster sauce and a lot of garlic too. Great recipe thank you 😘