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While roasted broccoli is our go-to way to serve the veggie, steamed broccoli has its merits too. It’s crisp, simple, quick to prepare and, when cooked properly, tastes bright and fresh.
Once the water reaches a boil, cook the broccoli for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until bright green and fork tender. Remove from the heat, drain the water, and let cool slightly.
Scatter the broccoli on the baking sheet in a single layer; don’t overcrowd or else the broccoli will steam rather than roast. Cook for 15 to 18 minutes, tossing halfway through.
The most familiar is Calabrese broccoli, often referred to simply as "broccoli", named after Calabria in Italy. It has large 10-to-20-centimetre (4–8 in) green heads and thick stalks. It is a cool-season annual crop. Sprouting broccoli (white or purple) has a larger number of heads with many thin stalks. [12]
This is often done with a food steamer, a kitchen appliance made specifically to cook food with steam, but food can also be steamed in a wok. In the American Southwest, steam pits used for cooking have been found dating back about 5,000 years. Steaming is considered a healthy cooking technique that can be used for many kinds of foods.
Good broccoli is grassy, earthy and toothsome without being too tender. Bad broccoli, on the other hand, is borderline mushy, flavorless and bleak. (No wonder we...
Cover the pot and steam for 4 minutes, or until the broccoli is bright green and tender-crisp. When the broccoli has reached your desired doneness, use a slotted spoon to transfer the broccoli ...
Broccolini, Aspabroc, baby broccoli or tenderstem broccoli, is a green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and longer, thin stalks. It is a hybrid of broccoli and gai lan (which is sometimes referred to as "Chinese kale" or "Chinese broccoli"), both cultivar groups of Brassica oleracea .