INGREDIENTS

1 lb gai lan or 1 lb chinese broccoli

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 garlic clove, sliced 

1 inch gingerroot (1 inch piece, peeled) 

2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

SAUCE 

3 tablespoons oyster sauce

3 tablespoons water or 3 tablespoons chicken broth

1 tablespoon mirin or 1 tablespoon dry sherry

1 tablespoon sugar

DIRECTIONS Gai Lan: 

Rinse gai lan and trim the end of the stems. Bring eight cups of water to a boil in a large saucepan or stock pot. Stir in salt, baking soda, garlic and ginger. Add gai-lan. Cover and simmer about 4 minutes, until the gai lan turns bright green and is tender-crisp. Drain and serve drizzled with the oyster sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Sauce: Mix oyster sauce with water or broth, mirin and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil to melt the sugar. Remove from heat.