How to prepare romanesco
Here is how to take a whole romanesco and end up with small pieces ready to use in a recipe.
Last modified on: January 17th 2013
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 romanesco, you will need:
- 1
1 romanesco - 2
1 tablespoon white (spirit) vinegar - Total weight: 715 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 min. | 10 min. | 3 min. | 28 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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 140 Kcal or 586 Kj | 21 gr | 14 gr | 0 gr |
| 7 % | 8 % | 1 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 20 Kcal or 84 Kj | 3 gr | 2 gr | 0 gr |
| 1 % | 1 % | <1 % | 0 % |
| Per romanesco | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 140 Kcal or 586 Kj | 21 gr | 14 gr | 0 gr |
| 7 % | 8 % | 1 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 romanesco : 3.88 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
Some recipes that use this recipe
Pork chops with a duo of brassicas
In this recipe, the pork chops are pan-fried and served with a sauce of the reduced pan juices and white-wine, and two different brassicas: Brussels sprouts and romanesco.
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Quartet of brassicas with cream
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Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables
The veal chop in this recipe is cooked in two stages: flash fried first to brown it all over, then gently roasted in the oven. The chop is served with an assortment of vegetables, first lightly boiled, then reheated in the "jus" (cooking juices).
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Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan
A recipe full of gorgeous greens: broccoli, romanesco, Brussels sprouts and cabbage. The vegetables are cooked separately in stock before being lightly sautéed with shallot. This is a simple dish, though it takes a while to prepare, and is delicious, light and healthy.
53K4.1 37 min.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Romanesco: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Veal Chop With Assortment of Vegetables, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Pork chops with a duo of brassicas, Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, ... All |
 | White (spirit) vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fresh pasta dough, Provençal remoulade sauce, Béarnaise sauce, How to prepare a lettuce, Red mixed pickle, ... All |
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- You're right, but actually there is only one on the site, it's Quartet of brassicas with cream.Posted by jh january 16th 2013 at 09:43 (n° 2)
- It may have helped to have suggested some recipes in which to use the romanescoPosted by runtonboy january 16th 2013 at 09:12 (n° 1)
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