Chinese Broccoli

Name: Chinese Broccoli
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 pound Chinese broccoli, trimmed (or 2 bunches Broccolini); 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; ¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; ⅓ cup roasted soy nuts or peanuts; crushed

Tender Chinese broccoli or Broccolini steamed and drizzled with a fragrant butter sauce infused with soy sauce and five-spice powder, topped with crunchy roasted nuts.

4 servings

9 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•1 pound Chinese broccoli, trimmed (or 2 bunches Broccolini)
•2 tablespoons unsalted butter
•2 teaspoons soy sauce
•¼ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
•⅓ cup roasted soy nuts or peanuts
•crushed

Cooking Instructions

1.
1. In a pot filled with 2 inches of water, steam the broccoli or Broccolini until the stems are just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a platter.
5 min
2.
2. Discard the water. Add the butter, soy sauce, five-spice powder, and 2 teaspoons water and place over medium-low heat.
2 min
3.
3. Stir until the butter has melted.
1 min
4.
4. Drizzle the mixture over the vegetables, top with the nuts, and serve.
1 min