Broccoli Stir Fry Taste Test at Haldane: Biggest Success Ever!

This past Tuesday, Haldane students experienced their first taste test of the year. It was by far the most popular taste test we have had in the last four years. We had over 350 tasters and over 75% liked the dish. Thank you 8th graders and Home and Careers teacher Megan Murphy for making it such a success!












Here is the recipe: Try it for yourselves!

BROCCOLICIOUS STIR FRY

3 tablesoons vegetable oil
1 cup carrots, diced
1⁄2 “ long piece of ginger, minced
1⁄2 cup onions, diced
1 cup broccoli, cut into small pieces 2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water

2 tablespoons corn starch and 2 tablespoons of water for corn starch slurry 1/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of lime juice
1 bunch scallions, sliced thinly

1 cup brown rice

1. Boil rice in 2.5 cups of water until the water is completed absorbed and rice is soft and thoroughly cooked: about 30 minutes.
2. To make the slurry: In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with water until all the cornstarch is dissolved. Set aside.

3. In a sauté pan, heat oil on medium high. Sauté carrots. Cook until slightly tender. Add ginger, cook 30 seconds. Add onions and sweat for 1 minute. Add broccoli and cook for 1 minute. Add garlic and cook to aroma. Set aside in a large bowl.
4. Deglaze the pan with vinegar. Reduce by half, add soy sauce, water and cornstarch slurry, stirring frequently until you see it begin to thicken. Add sugar.

5. Add cooked rice to the sauté pan. The rice will absorb the liquid. Cook the rice until hot. Combine with vegetable mixture.
6. Finish with fresh lime juice and sliced scallions.

Thank you Chef Nick Gonzalez, Chef intern from the Culinary Institute of America for making this recipe with Haldane 3rd and 4th graders!