Broccoli is a healthy variety of cabbage. Despite its plant origin, it is filling and nutritious. It is not surprising that the presented vegetable is popular. In this article I will tell you how to cook broccoli tasty and healthy in a frying pan, in the oven, in a slow cooker and steamed.
Cabbage contains a lot of fiber, vitamins and minerals. They cook it at home in different ways, but only proper processing helps broccoli retain its value. It goes well with all kinds of cereals and meats. That is why it is often found in salads or served as a side dish.
I'll share nine step-by-step techniques for preparing a healthy vegetable that preserves the benefits. I hope you will appreciate the recipes and take them into use.
Let's start with stewing. Cabbage is stewed quickly, and the end result is a healthy and tasty dish, characterized by a delicate texture and health benefits. I stew broccoli in water with added salt, although I often use other vegetables.
How to cook broccoli in the oven - 3 recipes
For many people, broccoli is their favorite variety of cabbage. The Internet and cookbooks offer many recipes. I had to cook vegetables in different ways, but dishes cooked in the oven always took a leading position.
Use baked vegetables to successfully decorate the table and demonstrate your culinary skills to your guests. Believe me, such a festive meal will satisfy their appetite one hundred percent.
Recipe No. 1 – Broccoli with cheese
Ingredients:
- Cabbage – 500 g.
- Hard cheese – 150 g.
- Eggs – 2 pcs.
- Milk – 1 glass.
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. spoons.
- Pepper and salt.
PREPARATION:
- Rinse the broccoli, wait for the liquid to drain, and divide into inflorescences. Pour some oil into a saucepan and fry the vegetables. After five minutes, transfer to the mold.
- Grate the cheese into another bowl, pour in the milk and add the eggs. Add salt and pepper and stir the mixture until smooth.
- Pour the resulting mixture over the broccoli and place the mold in an oven preheated to two hundred degrees. After twenty minutes, remove, garnish with herbs and serve.
With a recipe with cheese, impress both the ordinary guest and the gourmet. Here you will learn how to cook Brussels sprouts, which are not much inferior to broccoli in terms of benefits and taste.
Recipe No. 2 – Broccoli with potatoes
Ingredients:
- Cabbage – 100 g.
- Potatoes – 4 pcs.
- Cauliflower – 200 g.
- Milk – 50 ml.
- Hard cheese – 100 g.
- Pepper and salt.
Preparation:
- Wash the potatoes, place them on a baking sheet and bake them whole in the oven at two hundred degrees. An hour is enough.
- While the potatoes are cooking, divide the cabbage into sprigs and boil. Cut the baked potatoes in half, scoop out the pulp, combine with the broccoli and mash.
- Pour milk into the resulting mass, add cheese shavings, pepper and salt. After mixing, you will get a homogeneous mass.
- Fill the potato boats with the mixture and place a sprig of cabbage on top. Sprinkle with cheese and bake. A golden brown crust is an indicator of readiness.
Recipe No. 3 – Broccoli with cream
Ingredients:
- Broccoli – 400 g.
- Cream – 500 ml.
- Hard cheese – 150 g.
- Flour – 1 tbsp. spoon.
- Butter, pepper and salt.
Preparation:
- Remove the cabbage inflorescences from the stems and boil. Drain the water, drain the broccoli in a colander and place in the pan. Pass the cheese through a coarse grater.
- In a medium frying pan, melt the butter, add the flour and fry over low heat for three minutes. Pour the cream into the frying pan and bring the resulting mass to a boil.
- Add cheese to the creamy mixture and cook, stirring, until melted. Pour the sauce over the cabbage. All that remains is to send the form to the oven. Cook at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.
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If you like this vegetable, be sure to try the recipes. I don’t rule out that the dishes won’t surprise you, but they will absolutely help diversify the daily menu. I think you will like these culinary masterpieces. I won’t say that they are prepared quickly, but the result compensates for the time spent. If you want something fishy, cook salmon in the oven.
Broccoli with soy sauce and sesame seeds
If you want something new and original, we advise you to pay attention to the following recipe. This will be fried broccoli with sesame seeds and soy sauce. Many housewives say that this dish is not only tasty, but also very healthy and, most importantly, satisfying. By adding a little chicken or fried pork to this cabbage, we get a complete, delicious dish that neither adults nor children will refuse.
Required ingredients:
- Broccoli – 300 grams.
- 1 table. spoon of sesame seeds.
- The same amount of olive oil.
- A pinch of black pepper.
- Two teaspoons of soy sauce.
- A little sea salt.
Carefully separate the cabbage, washed and dried with a paper towel, into inflorescences using a sharp kitchen knife. We separate all the tasteless, unnecessary thick stems. Cut the broccoli into small pieces.
Place sesame seeds on a dry frying pan. It is important to monitor their roasting very carefully. If left unchecked, they can scorch or burn, filling the kitchen with a pungent, unpleasant odor. When the sesame seeds are lightly browned, place them on a plate and let cool.
Pour a little olive oil into the container where the seeds were just roasted and add the cabbage. Fried broccoli (recipes and experienced housewives confirm this) cooks for about three minutes. Not all foods can be prepared as quickly. After frying, place the cabbage on a plate and add sesame seeds on top. Add a little sea salt and sprinkle with soy sauce. Try to choose a sauce that contains a minimum amount of salt. The dish is ready.
Cooking broccoli in a frying pan
A variety of dishes are prepared from broccoli: soups, stews, salads and casseroles or a side dish that complements the main dish. A frying pan, which is at the disposal of a good cook, replaces any other utensil. It helps to cook, bake, fry, dry and stew a variety of foods.
Ingredients:
- Loaf – 0.5 pcs.
- Egg – 1 pc.
- Broccoli – 200 g.
- Salt.
Preparation:
- Wash the cabbage and separate into inflorescences. Then boil the branches. The main thing is not to overdo it, otherwise it will turn out to be a mess.
- Beat the egg. I do this with a mixer. If you don't have such a technique, use a fork. It will just take longer to beat.
- Remove the crust from the loaf and break into small pieces. Place the bread in a frying pan, dry it, and then grind it in a blender.
- Roll vegetables in eggs and breadcrumbs, fry in oil. The duration of frying depends on the thickness of the inflorescence stem. Cooked broccoli should be easy to chew and crunchy.
The side dish is ready, take care of the main dish. I recommend combining fried cabbage with potatoes or buckwheat.
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Recipes for delicious homemade broccoli dishes
Irina Pavlina
Food section editor
Although broccoli is available throughout the year, its main season is September. Right now it is the most delicious and healthy.
Broccoli makes excellent fillings for pies and casseroles, salads, and sauces. This cabbage is added to vegetable stews and soups, such as minestrone. Creamy broccoli soup is especially delicious.
Broccoli recipe in a slow cooker
Broccoli was cultivated in ancient Rome. A lot of time has passed, but this variety of cabbage is still popular. It contains many vitamins and substances important for the body. Broccoli is a source of protein, rich in amino acids, without which the human body cannot function.
The vegetable improves the functioning of vital organs, including the liver, heart and stomach. Has a positive effect on the functions of the nervous system. However, provided that it is prepared correctly, for example, in a slow cooker.
Broccoli cooked in the slow cooker retains its nutrients. To achieve results you will need a minimum of effort and time.
Ingredients:
- Cabbage – 1 kg.
- Vegetable oil – 1 spoon.
- Butter – 3 tbsp. spoons.
- Water - 0.5 cups of multicooker.
- Pepper and salt.
Preparation:
- At the beginning of cooking, pour oil into the multicooker container. If you intend to use broccoli from the freezer, I do not recommend thawing it. Place frozen in a bowl.
- Add water, place butter and salt and pepper in the middle of the cabbage. It remains to activate the “Pilaf” mode for a third of an hour. During cooking, do not open the lid or stir the vegetables. After a third of an hour, remove and serve.
Serve the finished dish along with a meat treat - rabbit, pork or wood grouse.
The following technology helps to prepare cabbage, which is suitable for salad or vegetable cutting. By eating boiled broccoli, you will cleanse your body and remove excess moisture and salt. Nutritionists recommend eating this for women who are trying to lose weight and who are pregnant.
How to cook broccoli healthy, tasty and simple
I’m sharing the secret of how to prepare a delicious dietary broccoli dish in five minutes, which retains its main beneficial properties. It can be used as a snack. And also as a full dinner or as a side dish for the main course.
It is necessary to take into account an important fact about this cabbage. The vegetable cannot be used to prepare vegetable decoctions. It is believed that when cooking, the soup contains purine bases that are especially harmful to the human body - adenine and guanine. Therefore, if you want to make broccoli soup, first boil the cabbage, drain the broth, and add it to the prepared dish.
We all know that the longer you cook vegetables, the less vitamins remain in them. In 10 minutes of heat treatment we lose 20% of the beneficial properties.
To prepare we will need:
- Broccoli – 500 g.
- Soda – 20 g.
- Lemon – 1 pc.
- Garlic – 2 cloves
- Olive oil – 3 tbsp. spoons
1. Wash the cabbage with cold water and separate it into inflorescences using a knife. It is convenient to do this by placing the vegetable upside down.
2. Dip the branches into salted boiling water.
3. To ensure that the vegetable remains bright green, add a small pinch of soda to the pan. Cook with the lid closed for 3 minutes.
4. To preserve maximum nutrients and vitamins, after the cabbage has been cooked, it should be immediately placed in a bowl of cold water for one minute. It is recommended to add ice to the water.
5. Now, in my opinion, the most delicious thing is to make the sauce for the broccoli salad: mix chopped garlic through a press with the juice of half a lemon and olive oil.
6. Place the broccoli in a dish and pour the sauce on top.
Here is a simple recipe for making cabbage.
In general, there are several very tasty sauces for broccoli salad. Be sure to try different options: with sour cream, with soy sauce, with honey... everything is in the video below:
Salad with broccoli and apples
Salad is a popular form of preparation that can be combined with various foods and retains its benefits and taste. The result is a salad that has a place on any table.
Ingredients:
- Broccoli – 300 g.
- Apples – 100 g.
- Dill – 50 g.
- Lemon – 1 pc.
- Salt and olive oil.
Preparation:
- Wash the cabbage and separate into inflorescences. Proceed carefully, otherwise the inflorescences will fall apart into flowers. Place the stems in boiling water.
- A little later, add the inflorescences to the pan. After 2 minutes, remove the pan from the stove and drain the water.
- Peel the washed apples and remove the seeds. Cut the fruit into medium slices. Wash and chop the dill, wash the lemon and cut it with the skin into thin slices.
- All that remains is to combine the prepared products, mix and pour over the oil.
I serve the broccoli salad on a serving plate as a meal on its own. If desired, place cutlets or chickpea falafel for the second course.
Broccoli soups
Broccoli is very good in vegetable and dietary soups; it gives the dish a pleasant aroma and satiety. Broccoli also makes a very nice and tasty puree soup; you can add potatoes and other vegetables to it, or focus only on broccoli, then the soup turns out to be an elegant green color.
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Broccoli in batter
Any housewife, seeing broccoli florets on the store counter, understands that they are very healthy, but not everyone buys the vegetable.
Broccoli, regardless of the type of processing and cooking method, is tender and tasty. I offer a simple and healthy recipe for cabbage in batter, which is characterized by a minimum amount of calories and will delight you with a crispy crust. Even if you have no experience in cooking vegetables, you can master the recipe.
Ingredients:
- Broccoli – 1 head.
- Vegetable oil – 1 cup.
- Olive oil – 2 tbsp. spoons.
- Flour – 150 g.
- Eggs – 2 pcs.
- Sugar – 1 teaspoon.
- Salt and pepper.
Preparation:
- Rinse the cabbage with water, remove the leaves and divide into inflorescences. Place the prepared branches in boiling water and cook for two minutes. Remove from the water and place in a colander to drain.
- While the florets are cooling, prepare the dough. To do this, beat the eggs, combine with other ingredients except vegetable oil, add a little boiled water and make a dough reminiscent of sour cream.
- Heat sunflower oil in a deep saucepan. Using a fork, lower the inflorescence into the dough and place in the boiling oil. The individual pieces should float freely in the oil. This will ensure the dough is cooked through.
- After the crust has formed, remove the inflorescences from the pan and place on a plate covered with a napkin. This will help the battered broccoli get rid of excess oil.
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I recommend serving this culinary delight to the table with slices of fresh tomatoes and sour cream sauce. Believe me, this juicy and crispy treat will delight your household and bring benefits.
Steamed broccoli in a slow cooker or double boiler
Cabbage prepared in this way retains its vitamins as much as possible. You can use a steamer or prepare the dish using a saucepan and colander. The washed cabbage is separated into inflorescences and boiled in a slow cooker or steamer.
If there are no such helpers in the kitchen, then put the broccoli in a colander. Then place it over a pan of boiling water. Steam the salted inflorescences for about 12–15 minutes. Pepper and sprinkle with cheese.
After this, all that remains is to mix the dishes and take up the spoon. Cabbage prepared in a similar way can be poured with garlic-lemon dressing, for the preparation of which you will need lemon, 2 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper.
Chop the garlic, mix with grated lemon zest and heat in a frying pan for 1 second. Add squeezed lemon juice and spices. The gas station is ready!
Now you know how to prepare broccoli in a tasty and healthy way, and next time you won’t pass it by in the supermarket.
Cooking broccoli with egg
I cook delicious and nutritious breakfast meals, including broccoli with eggs. Making a simple breakfast takes a little time and effort, but the results are amazing.
If you like scrambled eggs, with the help of a masterpiece you can easily diversify your menu and make your meals healthy. Thanks to its bright appearance, broccoli with egg will cheer you up in the morning. As a result, you will become kinder every day.
Ingredients:
- Broccoli – 200 g.
- Eggs – 2 pcs.
- Garlic – 1 clove.
- Salt, pepper, oil.
Preparation:
- Disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences and boil for five minutes, after adding a little salt to the water.
- Remove from water and place in cold water. If possible, add some ice to the water. As a result, the original color will be preserved and it will become crispy.
- Peel the garlic clove, cut into tiny pieces and place in a hot frying pan along with the cabbage cut into small pieces. Fry everything lightly.
- Pour the eggs over the cabbage and add salt and pepper. There is no exact frying time, use your taste as a guide. If necessary, fry the broccoli, covered.
By serving your masterpiece to the table along with croutons, you will satisfy the needs of every household member. However, if you have courage and imagination, experiment with the recipe by adding new products.
Quiche with meat and broccoli
Broccoli Pie
Photo: Depositphotos
Cooking time:
- 2 hours
Ingredients:
For the test:
- 110 g cold butter
- 15 ml water
- 160 g flour
- A pinch of salt
Watch the video on how to make broccoli cheese soup:
For filling:
- 100 g broccoli
- 100 g leeks
- 150 g pork or chicken
- 1 bell pepper
- 100 g cauliflower
For filling:
- 70 ml cream 33%
- 50 ml milk
- 1 egg
- 300 g hard cheese
- Spices - to taste
Cooking method:
- Prepare the dough. Add salt and chilled butter to the flour, make crumbs. Then add water, knead the dough and leave in the refrigerator for 40 minutes.
- Roll out the dough. Thickness may vary. The height of the sides in the classic version is 2 cm. Place parchment on the bottom of the springform baking pan and place the dough in the pan. Make a lot of holes with a fork. Place the base in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20-25 minutes.
- Prepare the filling. Blanch broccoli and cauliflower using plain water or broth. When the water boils, add the broccoli and cauliflower and cook for a few minutes until al dente. Then be sure to immerse the vegetables in cold water with ice to preserve their color. Cut vegetables into small pieces or separate into florets.
- Cut the leeks into small rings (only the white part) and blanch a little.
- Cut the meat into small pieces and fry without adding oil in a non-stick frying pan.
- Remove the skin from the pepper and cut into small cubes.
- Prepare the filling. Beat the egg, add cream and milk and beat again. Grate 100 g of hard cheese, add to the filling and mix. Add salt and spices to taste.
- Place vegetables on the baked dough and pour the filling on top. Grate 200 g of hard cheese and sprinkle on the quiche.
- Bake it in the oven at 180°C for 20-35 minutes. Decorate the finished quiche with thyme leaves.
Fragrant broccoli and chicken salad from Yulia Vysotskaya
Broccoli and chicken salad
Photo: Depositphotos
Cooking time:
- 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 head fresh broccoli
- 1 chicken breast fillet
- A handful of pitted olives
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Sea salt
- 2 shallots
- small ginger root
- 1/2 red chili pepper
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
Cooking method:
- Cut the chicken fillet into pieces.
- Heat 1 tbsp in a grill pan. spoon of olive oil and fry the meat on both sides until cooked.
- Disassemble broccoli into inflorescences, removing rough cuttings.
- Boil water in a small saucepan and cook the broccoli, then drain the water, pour ice water over the cabbage and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Peel the ginger and grate it on a fine grater – you should get 1/2 teaspoon. Peel the garlic and crush it with the flat side of the knife.
- Cut half a chili pepper with seeds into thin strips.
- Peel the shallots and cut into thin rings.
- Heat olive oil in a wok pan and fry the chicken pieces. Place ginger, garlic, chili pepper, shallots in a frying pan, fry everything, then remove the frying pan from the heat, pour in soy sauce and stir.
- Place the boiled broccoli in a hot frying pan with the sauce and stir.
