Broccolini with Chilli and Lime

Name: Broccolini with Chilli and Lime
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1 small green chilli, seeded and sliced; 1clove garlic, sliced; 60 ml chicken or vegetable stock, or water; 250 g broccolini, trimmed; 2 tablespoons sunflower oil; a few sesame seeds (optional); 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 3 tablespoons lime juice; salt, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Winter Food

By Jill Norman

Published 2005

About

If you can’t get slender stalks of broccolini, buy a head of calabrese and cut it into florets.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sunflower oil
1clove garlic, sliced
1 small

Europe
Italy
Calabria
Side dish
Spicy
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Heat a wok over a high heat and when it is very hot pour in the oil. Swirl to coat the sides and add the garlic and chilli. Toss as they start to colour and put in the broccolini. Stir-fry vigorously for 2–3 minutes and add the stock or water and a little salt. Shake the wok and stir until the broccolini is just cooked, a further 2–3 minutes. Pour in the lime juice and sesame oil, toss t