Broccoli is not loved by everyone, but few people think that the main reason for this is the simple inability to correctly prepare the famous cabbage. How to properly cook broccoli to keep not only the taste, but the whole benefit of this product, read below.
How to cook broccoli?
The main principle of boiling broccoli is not to turn the product into a porridge of marsh color, as usually happens in many housewives, otherwise cabbage will not only lose all the vitamins, but will also acquire the consistency of wet cardboard, as well as unpleasant taste and smell.
So, let's start with fresh cabbage. Immediately discard questions such as how to cook broccoli for a child or during a diet, since there are no specific features in the preparation of this vegetable for different occasions does not exist. The only rule is not to digest.
Initially, we clean the cabbage head from the leaves and separate the inflorescence. Try to divide the cabbage into more or less the same large inflorescences, cooking which will take the same time. If you doubt the ecological cleanliness of the existing product, then pre-soak it in well-salted water and then start cooking. Put the pan of water on the fire and bring the water to a boil. Do not forget to add a little salt to the water. As soon as the water boils - it's time to put broccoli into it. How long should I cook broccoli? About 4-6 minutes, depending on the size of the inflorescences. After that, cabbage can be doused with ice water to stop the cooking process and give the finished product a crunch.
If you decide to cook broccoli in a double boiler, the question of how much to cook a vegetable for a couple is quite logical. This will also take about 5-6 minutes. Readiness is checked with a fork: if cabbage can be pierced, then it is ready.
If you took not fresh, but frozen cabbage, then it is not necessary to defrost it first, it is enough to lower the inflorescence in boiling water just like in the case of fresh product. How many minutes to cook frozen broccoli until ready, again depends on the size of the inflorescences, but for the product that has undergone a preliminary freeze the cooking time is reduced to 4-5 minutes.
Now let's turn to the questions that are often asked by active users of multivariate: how long to cook broccoli in a multivariate? To begin with, it is better to use a grill for a steam cooker for cooking. Pour a little water into the bowl, set the grate, put the prepared inflorescences in the grate, cover the kitchen helper with the lid and set the steam cooking mode to 5 minutes.
And now let's proceed to the recipes using broccoli, or rather to a tasty and tender pie with it.
Broccoli cake
Ingredients:
- puff pastry - 500 g;
- broccoli - 1 large head;
- onions - 1 pc .;
- butter - 25 g;
- cream - 150 ml;
- green onions - to taste;
- water 80 ml;
- tarragon (fresh) - 15 g;
- Dijon mustard - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- salt pepper;
- cheese "Gorgonzola" - 200 g;
- egg - 1 pc.
Preparation
Oven reheat to 200 degrees. 2/3 puff pastry roll out so that the finished layer completely covered the 25 cm shape. The remains of the dough are rolled into a thin disc, sufficient to cover the top of the cake. We put both rolled layers into the freezer for 10 minutes, then put the base layer of the dough in a mold and cover it with paper,
Now let's deal with the filling. Broccoli is boiled and washed with cold water. Melt butter, fry onion on it, mix with cream, tarragon, mustard, salt and pepper. Cook everything, stirring, 5-7 minutes, then remove from the fire.
Fill the creamy sauce into the mold with the dough, place the inflorescences of broccoli on top, sprinkle everything with Gorgonzola and cover with the top layer of dough. Lubricate everything with egg and bake for 30 minutes.