This is a transcription of “Quick Bites” Stir-Fried Broccolini,” dated May 28, 2008.

Nina: Hi, this is Nina Simonds for Spices of Life and we have another veggie quick bite. Today we’re going to stir-fry some broccolini with garlic. Here’s some broccolini. Did you know that broccolini is actually a hybrid? It’s a cross between broccoli and kai-lan, which is Chinese broccoli, and it’s slightly sweeter. So what we’re going to do is take this lovely broccolini and cut it into sections, and then we’re going to blanch it in boiling water for about a minute and a half, and refresh it in cold water. Once you refresh it in cold water, the broccolini will stay nice and bright. So, it’s already been refreshed and we have some minced garlic right here. I like a lot of garlic, so I’m going to use about two tablespoons of garlic. We’re going to go over to the stove. The wok is quite hot. We’re going to add a teaspoon or a little bit more, maybe a teaspoon and a half, of olive oil. Now don’t be afraid to get your wok really hot, because you want to get that delicious seared flavor on the vegetables. Then we’re going to add our broccolini, the blanched broccolini. We’re adding the garlic, don’t be afraid to sprinkle it right in. Don’t be shy with the garlic! We’re adding a little bit of salt, about a teaspoon. Once again you can go to the website recipe section for all of the recipes. Now I’m adding about two tablespoons of rice wine (sake) or you could add a dry white wine. You’re just going to toss this over very high heat, to give it that flavor of garlic. You want it to be tender. That’s it! There you have it. That’s stir-fried broccolini. Now you can do this with broccoli, with spinach, watercress, cabbage. Really, any type of green vegetable. It’s delicious and very simple. What I like to do is make a bunch of this at the beginning of the week, and then I have it all during the week. I throw it in soups and stews. I reheat it in my microwave and it’s delicious. So, from Nina Simonds and Spices of Life, stir-fried broccolini!