When stir-frying firm vegetables like broccoli, cover the wok for 30 seconds after adding the sauce. Cooking the vegetables covered, even for a short time, helps to keep them crisp but tender. If Chinese broccoli is available in your market, use this same method but cut the stalks and leaves into 2-inch pieces.

Makes 4 servings, 3/4 cup each

ACTIVE TIME: 15 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
1/2 pound broccoli crowns cut into bite-size pieces and stems cut into 1/4-inch slices (3 cups)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (about 10 tomatoes)
Rice Wine-Oyster Sauce (recipe follows)
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or large skillet over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 1 to 2 seconds of contact. Swirl canola oil into the pan, add ginger and stir-fry for 10 seconds. Add broccoli and stir-fry until bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and stir-fry for 15 seconds. Stir Rice Wine-Oyster Sauce and swirl it into the pan; cover and cook for 30 seconds. Stir-fry until the vegetables are just tender but the broccoli is still bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in sesame oil. Serve immediately.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 76 calories; 5 g fat (0 g sat, 3 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 6 g carbohydrate; 2 g protein; 2 g fiber; 220 mg sodium; 269 mg potassium.

Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (100% daily value), Vitamin A (40% dv), Folate (12% dv).

1/2 Carbohydrate Serving

TIP: Shao Hsing (or Shaoxing) is a seasoned rice wine. It is available in most Asian specialty markets and some larger supermarkets in the Asian section. If unavailable, dry sherry is an acceptable substitute.

MAKE AHEAD TIP: Prep the broccoli up to 4 hours ahead

RELATED RECIPES: Rice Wine-Oyster Sauce

This recipe looks a little boring... but it is seriously delicious.

Pammyk, Grand Rapids, MI