Wasabi-Ae (Broccoli With Wasabi Sauce )

Submitted by momaphet

"You can turn this into a one-dish meal by adding some protein of your choice, such as blanched and cut-up tofu, or poached and shredded chicken breast. The sauce is great with either. Use less wasabi if you find it too strong. From the blog "Just Hungry" . cooking time is approximate"

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 -5 cups broccoli, cut up (the flower part broken into small pieces, the stem part peeled and sliced thin)
• salt and water (for cooking)
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons wasabi powder, reconstituted to a paste with a few drops of water
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 1 tablespoon sugar or 1 tablespoon artificial sweetener, of your choice

directions

1. Bring the water and salt to a boil. Cook the broccoli until it's crisp-tender and still a bright green in color. Drain, and refresh very briefly with cold running water. (Note: you can skip this step if you're not in a hurry and have time to cool the broccoli.).
2. In the meantime, mix together all the remaining ingredients except the wasabi in a small pan, and stir over a low heat until the sugar is melted. Let cool, and add the wasabi, reserving 1/2 tsp or so. Mix well until the wasabi is dissolved.
3. Pour the sauce over the broccoli and mix well. Serve at room temperature or chilled, optionally with a little additional wasabi on the side for people to mix into the broccoli as they eat it (if they really like wasabi).

Reviews

[sheepdoc]

So, I made this with cauliflower instead of broccoli because I had some cauliflower that needed to be eaten. Very tasty, slightly asian flavor. Not very hot. I put all the wasabi in the sauce; probably should have saved some for on the side.

 

[LifeIsGood]

This was a great broccoli recipe. I thought it had the right amount of wasabi. The only thing I would do differently next time is to cut down on the amount of sauce. This broccoli would be a great addition to any Japanese meal! Thank you.

 

[lazyme]

I really enjoyed this dish. Like others, I thought the wasabi flavor was somewhat weak, so I served some wasabi on the side as well. Thanks, Linda for sharing. Made for Culinary Quest 2.

 

[Jostlori]

We liked this unusual broccoli dish, but like other reviewers found the wasabi a little too weak. Once the broccoli was cooked and slightly cooled, I put it in a lidded container and poured the sauce over it. Every once in a while, I would shake it a little to distribute the sauce. We did serve it at room temperature. We'll definitely make it again, but will increase the wasabi to our taste. Thanks for posting! Made for Culinary Quest 2015 by a Toasted Tourist.

 

[Mia in Germany]

This was a lovely dish, we really liked it. It would be five stars if the wasabi flavour was stronger, I'll make it definitely again and use more wasabi :) Thanks for sharing! Made for Culinary Quest 2015 / Japan