The phrase
"to boil the broccoli" means to cook the broccoli in boiling water until it becomes soft and tender.
Full definition
Most notoriously, boiling destroys the vitamin C; this study found that
boiling broccoli reduced the vitamin C levels by 33 %.
It's also great for the lazy — this recipe is super easy, you more or less
just boil the broccoli and puree it up in the food processor.
Seven florets
of boiled broccoli has all the antioxidant power of six florets of raw broccoli.
That's why I steam instead of blanching:
Boiled broccoli not only loses some of its nutrients to the boiling water, but it purees up as more of a slurry and less of a mash.
Next time I will skip
par boiling the broccoli rabe, but this is just because we have a preference for extra crispy broccoli rage.
Equal parts of
quickly boiled broccoli and cooked chicken chunks are slathered in a butter sauce that has a generous amount of fresh garlic, ricotta, and lemon pepper seasoning stirred in it.
Yes that is true Dr Greger mentions that,
boiling broccoli prevents the formation of any significant levels of sulforaphane due to inactivation of the enzyme.
This is a sauté bell pepper preparation
using boiled broccoli floats and fried slices as the base ingredients of this dish -
Instead
of boiling the broccoli I bought the kind in a steamer bag and cooked it in the microwave (I reduced the time by about a minute).
Boiling broccoli in water cuts its vitamin C content in half, so it's best to steam or microwave it.
We don't
just boil broccoli and relegate it to the side of the plate as a limp, unseasoned afterthought.
This means that
I boil the broccoli for one or two minutes and then plunge it into a big bowl full of ice water.
Then make the purée:
boil the broccoli and the cauliflower together with the vegetable stock for about three minutes.
If using fresh broccoli or green beans,
boil the broccoli for 3 - 5 minutes until soft enough to pierce with a fork yet firm.
Boil the broccoli and cauliflower, and cool.
The results of this policy could be seen on recent visits to lunchrooms, where trays of
boiled broccoli, zucchini and a pea - carrot mix sat virtually ignored by students.
Microwaved broccoli did not fare as badly as
the boiled broccoli, but it was nowhere near as nutritious as the steamed vegetables.
You can opt to
boil the broccoli as well.
Preparation:
Boil broccoli for 10 minutes in salty water, than drain the water (but keep it aside) and pure broccoli.
You'll also need to chop and
boil the broccoli.