Cooking Broccoli
When cooking broccoli, it is best to leave it alone, letting it cook its own way. Do not try to stir it while it is cooking. The more you open the lid of the pot, the faster it will boil, so stick with this and do not open the lid for more than 10 seconds or so. As for when you remove the broccoli from the heat, do so as soon as it begins to lose its shape, as per the package instructions. This way, you avoid overcooked or burned broccoli.
While broccoli florets can be a bit bitter at times, they taste far superior to other vegetables. The colour and texture are also quite good, which makes broccoli excellent to use in a variety of recipes. If you enjoy baked or broiled vegetables, then broccoli is an excellent choice, as it has a unique and slightly nutty flavour that is not to be found in any other vegetable. It also maintains its shape and texture much better than many other vegetables, making it great for cooking and baking. For this reason, it has been used to create savoury dishes, such as potato salad, and even chocolate sauce, due to the various vitamins and minerals that it contains. Broccoli is also believed to detoxify the body, so it is believed to aid in weight loss and fight off various diseases, including diabetes.
Another advantage of cooking broccoli is the fact that it contains no fat or cholesterol, so it is an excellent alternative to beef, pork, and poultry. A quick, easy, and relatively cheap way to prepare broccoli is by boiling it in a few cups of water, or by using a pressure cooker or simmering it in a pot. You can either leave it raw or cook it in steams. Either way, it is sure to be an interesting part of your dinner table!