{"id":52336,"date":"2023-08-25T17:07:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T17:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=52336"},"modified":"2026-07-02T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T20:57:13","slug":"shrimp-broccoli-with-brown-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2023\/08\/25\/shrimp-broccoli-with-brown-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp &#038; Broccoli with Brown Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 2 Servings<\/h4>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Wok of Life<\/h6>\n<p>Shrimp and Broccoli was one of the most often ordered dishes at Wok of Life&#8217;s family Chinese restaurant.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">12<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz shrimp (21-25); peeled, deveined, and butterflied)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">10<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">oz broccoli florets<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sauce:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup low sodium chicken stock (warmed)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bc<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp granulated sugar (or brown sugar)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp soy sauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp dark soy sauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS oyster sauce<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp sesame oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u215b<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp white pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Stir Fry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS canola oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cloves garlic (chopped)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS Shaoxing wine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS cornstarch (mixed with 2 TBS water)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPrep:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\nMise, Mise, Mise, get your mise together!<\/span> This means me! This happens so fast, that you must get everything prepped and measured before cooking starts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, prepare the <strong>shrimp<\/strong> and <strong>broccoli.<\/strong> Next, in a medium pot, set 4 cups of <strong>water<\/strong> to a boil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premix sauce:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While that\u2019s happening, mix the <strong>chicken stock, sugar, soy sauces, oyster sauce, sesame<\/strong>\u00a0oil and <strong>white pepper<\/strong> and set aside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Slurry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make a <strong>slurry<\/strong> by mixing 1\u00bd TBS <strong>cornstarch<\/strong> with 2 TBS <strong>water<\/strong> in a small dish. Set aside.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blanch:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blanch the <strong>broccoli<\/strong> for 30 seconds. Remove and drain.<\/p>\n<p>Let the water return to a boil and blanch the <strong>shrimp<\/strong> for 15 seconds. Remove and drain.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>shrimp<\/strong> will be about 60-70% cooked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stir-fry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heat the wok over high heat. Pour 2 TBS of <strong>cooking oil<\/strong> around the perimeter of the wok, stir in the <strong>garlic,<\/strong> and add the <strong>Shaoxing wine.<\/strong> Next, add the <strong>chicken stock<\/strong> mixture. Bring the <strong>sauce<\/strong> up to a boil and add the <strong>shrimp<\/strong> and <strong>broccoli<\/strong> back to the wok.<\/p>\n<p>Once everything comes to a boil, drizzle in the <strong>cornstarch slurry<\/strong> until the <strong>sauce<\/strong> thickens and starts to cling to the <strong>shrimp<\/strong> and <strong>broccoli.<\/strong> There should not be any standing <strong>sauce,<\/strong> although you can adjust this depending on your personal preference.<\/p>\n<p>Serve with steamed <strong>white rice!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 2 Servings Wok of Life Shrimp and Broccoli was one of the most often ordered dishes at Wok of Life&#8217;s family Chinese restaurant. 12oz shrimp (21-25); peeled, deveined, and butterflied) 10oz broccoli florets Sauce: \u00bdcup low sodium chicken stock (warmed) \u00bctsp granulated sugar (or brown sugar) 2tsp soy sauce \u00bdtsp dark soy sauce 1TBS oyster sauce \u00bdtsp sesame oil \u215btsp white pepper Stir Fry: 2TBS canola oil 2cloves garlic (chopped) 1TBS Shaoxing wine 1\u00bdTBS cornstarch (mixed with 2 TBS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2023\/08\/25\/shrimp-broccoli-with-brown-sauce\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,218],"class_list":["post-52336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-broccoli","tag-shrimp"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/ShrimpBroccoliBrownSauce.jpg?fit=600%2C610&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52336"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56547,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52336\/revisions\/56547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}