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How to prepare romanesco

Name: How to prepare romanesco
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 1 romanesco
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 romanesco; 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar

Here is how to take a whole romanesco and end up with small pieces ready to use in a recipe.

680 K 2× 3.5/5 (249 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

4.00 €

1 romanesco

2 Ingredients

Last modified on: January 17^th 2013

For 1 romanesco, you will need:

1 1 romanesco
2 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar
Total weight: 715 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 15 min.

Resting: 10 min.

Cooking: 3 min.

All in all: 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Begin by removing any leaves from the romanesco then separate the small florets, as shown in this video.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Wash the florets by soaking them in a large quantity of cold water with 1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then plunge the romanesco florets into the pan and cook for just 2 or 3 minutes. They should still be slightly crunchy.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Remove the florets from the pan with a spider and plunge them into very cold water to stop the cooking.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 5 min.

Drain the florets then dry them more thoroughly in a salad spinner.

Stage 6

Your romanesco is now ready for use in a recipe.

Keeping: A few days in the fridge in a sealed container or covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	150 RDI=60 %	100 RDI=9 %	0	980 RDI=50 %	4,110 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	20 RDI=8 %	10 RDI=1 %	0	140 RDI=7 %	570 RDI: 7 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites

How much will it cost?

For 1 romanesco : 3.90 €

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Romanesco

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The 2 comments already posted on this recipe

You're right, but actually there is only one on the site, it's Quartet of brassicas with cream.
Posted by jh january 16^th 2013 at 09:43 n° 2
It may have helped to have suggested some recipes in which to use the romanesco
Posted by runtonboy january 16^th 2013 at 09:12 n° 1

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