![]() I use both the stalk and the floret for stir-fry, but only the floret as a vegetable side dish.įor an ordinary dinner at home, I like to microwave broccoli just to the point where it is almost cooked and then add salt and pepper. ![]() Also be sure not to overcook broccoli or it will not only turn to mush, but will develop into a very unappealing shade of green. Given fresh broccoli will cook in just a few minutes there is no point in making enough for leftovers. Make only what you are going to eat for dinner. You can store broccoli in the fridge, in an open plastic bag, for up to three days, but the vitamin content will diminish the longer you leave it.īroccoli can be blanched (boiled in a small amount of water), microwaved (with almost no water), steamed (on a rack above simmering water), or stir-fried. Try and buy your broccoli just before you need it. If the florets are enlarged, opened, yellowish-green or wilted, then the broccoli is not fresh. The buds should be dark green and may have a purplish tint to the edge. ![]() When buying broccoli look for firm, compact clusters of small flower buds (florets). Unlike the former President, I do like broccoli and with a recent stir-fry dish have even begun to convert my husband, so it’s not banned in our household! And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.” And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. While I do a lot of testing for my recipes, the way that my little heart has taken this site has veered toward comfort food and recipes geared toward feeding family and friends.“I do not like broccoli. If you’ve been on my social media lately, you may have noticed that very soon the name of this site will be changing! When I started The At-Home Test Cook, I thought the blog would be very science-y and testing forward. The roux will reach the peak of its thickening power after a few minutes of simmering.Īnd that wraps up week 2 of Soup Month 2022! If you love soup as much as I do, check out creamy mushroom soup with chicken and brown rice and taco soup. Then stock is added and brought to a boil, then a simmer. The butter and flour are cooked together to avoid a raw flour taste. Technically they should be equal by weight, but for this application, by volume is fine. Making a roux: A roux is equal parts butter and flour. You could get the same results by blanching (quickly boiling for a few seconds and then plunging into ice water to stop the cooking) fresh broccoli, but frozen broccoli has been through the same process, and you don’t have to do it! All you need to do is thaw, chop, and throw the broccoli in the soup. We’re not so much cooking the broccoli as heating it up, preventing overcooking and unappealing odors. This preserves its bright green color and makes it ready to be thawed and added to this soup. In the case of frozen broccoli, it is quickly par-cooked and then flash frozen. Why Frozen Broccoli?įrozen vegetables can be pretty great. As a bonus, enameled cast iron can also go in the oven. ![]() Plus, it comes in lots of colors! Enameled cast iron is one of my very favorite cookware materials because it heats reliably and gently, sears great, and is easy to clean. If you’re looking for an affordable cast iron Dutch oven, Amazon Basics has one for a fraction of the price than the fancier-sounding brands. In my quest for the perfect broccoli cheddar soup, I went back to my old friend, the enameled cast iron pot. The broccoli overcooked and got brownish and stinky, and the cheese seized. The virtues of a pressure cooker work against broccoli and cheese, namely extreme heat and pressure. At first I wanted this to be an Instant Pot recipe, but it was never quite right. Testing this soup gave me a run for my money. Obviously, I want to avoid this problem with my broccoli cheddar soup recipe, and the answer turns out to be frozen broccoli. I love broccoli, but fart smell can be one of the hazards of working with cruciferous vegetables. Thank you for supporting Gracious Cooking. This means that I receive a small commission for items bought through some of the links in this post, at no cost to you. ![]()
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