Have I been cooking broccoli wrong my whole life???

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What is this madness????

Is he boiling the whole head of broccoli?? I’ve never seen anyone do that, why would you?

Yeah, just chucks the whole thing in the pan!

I cook it like that, easier to chop when it's all cooked.

You roast it!! Don’t boil it!!

I assume the stalk will still be tough when the head is falling to pieces.

This is completely incorrect

Outrageous

I'd only ever had it boiled or steamed til I ate at someone's house and they'd roast it with lemon zest and seasalt! Soooo good!

Listen, the only way to cook broccoli is pretty simple.

Put on a pan.
Lightly salt it.
Bring it to the boil.
Place broccoli on chopping board.
Using a sharp knife, dial pizza hut, throw broccoli away and use the lightly salted water to scrub your floors.
This is the tastiest way, trust me.

Is it crunchy? I can’t stand crunchy vegetables and like them cooked. I want to try this but scared of the crunchiness 😂

I pan fry tenderstem and other garlic.
sometimes until it’s charred hmmmm

You're probably eating it wrong too. The best part is the stem. Cut off the florets and eat those as normal, but then 'shave' the stem so only the white inner bit is left and eat that raw.

You'll thank me :)

@FlingFlong pls never invite me for dinner 😂

Broccoli should be roasted or stir fried.

Yes I have cooked broccoli like this, you cut from the stalk once cooked. Little bits don’t go everywhere from cutting uncooked but not sure it makes much other difference and I don’t do it all the time.

@HolidayNanny try it roasted with olive oil and garlic or finely chopped chilli. Delicious.

I always steam it whole and cut it up after it is cooked.

I made broccoli and cheese soup in my slow cooker today. I chopped it all up, including the stalk, bung it in the slow cooker, add a chopped leek, onion, grated carrot, garlic, and vegetable stock, and cook on high for 4 hours. Then, stir in some grated cheese and thick Greek yoghurt and blend with a stick blender. This is the First time I have made it, and it is bloody gorgeous, even though I say so myself.

I boil it too.

Sometimes I fry onions, add the boiled broccoli and add grated cheese. That’s amazing

love it in a stir fry

@bifurCAT are you my DH? He does it with cauliflower too.

I wish. My DP like cauliflower, I would if I could!

It's the same plant though, so can't see why not!

🥦 must be steamed and never put in water.
Steamed is the only way 😉