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How to prepare broccoli

Name: How to prepare broccoli
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 broccoli
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 broccoli; 2 tablespoons white (spirit) vinegar; 2 tablespoons coarse salt

Broccoli are vegetable cousins to cauliflowers. Here's how to prepare them for using in a recipe.

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35 min.

Easy

0.90 €

1 broccoli

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 7^th 2013

For 1 broccoli, you will need:

1 1 broccoli
2 2 tablespoons white (spirit) vinegar
3 2 tablespoons coarse salt
Total weight: 260 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 35 min.

Cooking: 3 min.

All in all: 35 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.

Place the brocoli in front of you, head downwards.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

The "head" is made up of many parts, often called "florets". Cut one near the base to detatch it.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Do the same with this "head", dividing it by cutting off the smaller individual florets.

You should keep only these florets, the tenderest part of the broccoli, and set aside the stalks (left on the photo) that you can use for a soup for example.

Stage 4

This small video show you how to.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 20 min.

Prepare all the broccoli like this.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Then put to soak in cold water with a little vinegar added.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 3 min.

Bring to the boil a large pan of salted water, using 2 tablespoons coarse salt per litre. Drain the broccoli and plunge into boiling water.

Cook for just 1 minute after the water comes back to the boil.

Notice the lovely emerald green colour they take on at this stage.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Remove from the water with a skimmer or araignée, and plunge immediately into ice-cold water.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.

When completely cooled, drain and dry in a salad spinner to remove as much cooking water as possible.

Stage 10

Your broccoli are ready. Keep on a cloth or absorbant paper on a plate.

Stage 11

You can see on this video a summary of all the steps.

Remarks

Prepared like this the broccoli can be added to a dish or frozen for later use.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	5 RDI=2 %	10 RDI=1 %	0	60 RDI=3 %	270 RDI: 3 %
Per 100 g	1 RDI=1 %	4 RDI=0 %	0	20 RDI=1 %	110 RDI: 1 %