Broccoli is characterized by a high content of vitamins and minerals, and the technology of freezing allows you to enjoy the vegetable all year round. Avoiding the destruction of useful components during the heat treatment, as well as fully revealing the authenticity of the taste of this variety of cabbage will allow compliance with the rules for its preparation.
Broccoli (another name is asparagus cabbage) is a type of cauliflower that also has lush inflorescences located on a dense “leg”. They have a green or purple hue. The inflorescences themselves (more delicate in taste) and the stalks on which they are planted are used as food.
The height of the stems reaches 50-70 cm, green (rarely purple) inflorescences form on the top, gradually they open, forming a magnificent “head”. These inflorescences should be cut off before they turn yellow, and eaten or frozen.
The description of broccoli is identical to the description of cauliflower, but the first has a significant advantage - it contains a larger amount of protein, while the latter is as close as possible to protein from meat.
Broccoli contains a large amount of ascorbic acid, surpassing even some citrus fruits in this indicator. The use of only 100 grams of the product covers the daily norm of the body in vitamin C. It is important that when frozen, this vitamin is not destroyed.A small part of it goes away during heat treatment. However, only if the latter is done correctly.
In addition to vitamin C, broccoli contains up to 43% of the daily norm of retinol (vitamin A) and 85% of vitamin K. There are also B vitamins, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium. Due to its vitamin composition, the product is an excellent prophylactic in the fight against seasonal colds and vitamin deficiency. In addition, the vegetable contains volatile, helping to strengthen the immune system.
Prolonged thermal exposure causes the destruction of vitamin C in broccoli. A similar situation is observed with aggressive defrosting and repeated freezing.
Broccoli also contains sulforaphane - a substance that can destroy ulcerative bacteria. That is why this vegetable is so useful for people suffering from a stomach ulcer. In addition, numerous scientific studies allow us to call sulforaphane an antitumor element.
Broccoli is rich in protein, and it is identical to what the body receives from meat and fish. That is why nutritionists strongly recommend "leaning" on this variety of cabbage for those who refused to eat meat. The high content of antioxidants in cabbage makes the frozen vegetable one of the reliable allies in the fight against the manifestations of age-related changes. With regular use of properly cooked cabbage, you can maintain youth and elasticity of the skin, visual acuity.
Like any cabbage, broccoli is a fiber that helps improve digestion and optimizes metabolic processes. At the same time, the fibers of the product are more delicate, thin, and it does not contain an allergen. Thanks to this, a delicate laxative effect is achieved. In addition, the inflorescences contain chlorine, which beneficially affects the pancreas. In other words, with regular use of broccoli, you can forget about poor digestion, a feeling of bloating, heaviness, heartburn.
Indirect evidence of the antiallergic nature of broccoli and its careful attitude to the intestinal microflora is the fact that broccoli puree (along with apple puree) is used as the first feeding of infants.
The calorie content of broccoli is small - 100 grams of the product contains no more than 34 calories (30-34 kcal, depending on the variety). It is not surprising that this vegetable is the basis of the menu of people who monitor their weight. It is often found in PP recipes and various diet systems for weight loss. Losing weight, as well as weight-watchers, appreciate broccoli for the feeling of fullness that this vegetable gives with its minimal calorie content. Improving the functioning of the intestines and normalizing the production of bile, broccoli accelerates metabolism, helps to eliminate toxins from the body.
Like any product, broccoli can harm the body. First of all, we are talking about an allergy to a vegetable, its individual intolerance. Pregnant and lactating women, as well as people suffering from gastritis with high acidity of gastric juice, should use caution with caution. It is better to get a doctor's consultation beforehand.
The introduction of broccoli puree into the diet of the child is also recommended to coordinate with the pediatrician. In any case, you need to start with a small dose of the product, in the absence of disturbing consequences, increase its volume to normal.
Despite the beneficial effect of cabbage on the digestive tract, you should not use it during an exacerbation of peptic ulcer, pancreatitis, gastritis, as well as in the acute period of diseases of the bladder and genitourinary system.
You can cook frozen cabbage tasty if you follow the following recommendations:
One common mistake is digesting broccoli. As a result, it loses its taste, turns into sprawling fibers and gives most of the useful elements to the broth. Proper cooking of cabbage involves pouring it into boiling salted water.
After this, broccoli should be boiled for 2-3 minutes and removed from the liquid. Giving "rest" for about 5 minutes, spread the cabbage on plates. It is considered ready to eat.
In a double boiler, pre-thawed inflorescences are prepared for 10-12 minutes; in a slow cooker, 8-10 minutes in the "pilaf" or "porridge" mode are enough. The fastest way to cook a vegetable is in the microwave. To do this, select the appropriate mode (for example, “jacket potato” or “scrambled eggs”), place the thawed inflorescences in a suitable dish and put in the oven for 2-3 minutes. The exact cooking time depends on the features of the microwave, so if you are cooking cabbage in this way for the first time, it is better to set the timer for 2 minutes. After the specified time, you should try the dish and, if necessary, add another 1-3 minutes.
Broccoli is recommended to be used as the first feeding for babies.It will be much safer to make mashed cabbage with your own hands than to purchase a finished product. For this, the cabbage is thawed, boiled in water and mashed in a blender. It is important to achieve uniformity of composition. If the taste seems too specific and rough, you can add a small amount of infant formula or baby milk. Putting salt, sugar or spices is not necessary.
With the growth of the child and after the appearance of his teeth, mashed potatoes should be crushed less and less - let the baby get small pieces of vegetable along with the mashed potatoes “on the tooth”.
Broccoli can be used as a side dish or sauce for the "second" and meat dishes.
You will need:
The preparation of broccoli is reduced to thawing it and boiling it in salted boiling water. In a dry frying pan, bake the flour until golden brown, add milk and melted butter, stirring the mixture all the time. It needs to be heated a little to thicken. After that add finely grated cheese, spices, put broccoli. Stew under the lid until the cheese melts.
For breakfast or afternoon snack, you can make hearty broccoli pancakes.
You will need:
Broccoli should be thawed and boiled, then recline in a colander and after 5 minutes, mashed in a blender. While cabbage is being prepared, you can start preparing dough for pancakes. Beat the egg with a whisk, adding a pinch of salt to it. Without ceasing to beat, add flour, and add finely grated cheese. Do not worry that the mass is thick enough, mashed cabbage and juice that has appeared will allow you to achieve the desired consistency of the test.
It remains to mix the dough and mashed cabbage, mix the composition thoroughly and bake the pancakes in a hot and greased frying pan in the usual way. Ready-made pancakes to combine with sour cream, herbs.
If you replace the wheat flour with rye, peeled or bran and fry the pancakes on a grill pan without oil, you get the PP version of the dish.
Broccoli will significantly enrich the usual morning omelet with vitamins. It goes well with an egg and does not require much cooking time. The best option for a daily breakfast.
You will need:
Thaw broccoli beforehand (it is convenient to leave it in the refrigerator overnight) and boil (in the morning it is more practical and faster to use a microwave). After that, it should be disassembled into inflorescences and tossed in a greased pan.
In a bowl, mix milk and eggs, beat them a little, add salt. Pour broccoli with this mixture, reduce heat, close the lid and cook for 3-4 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped herbs. This dish may have variations. For example, you can add ham, mushrooms. 2 minutes before cooking (the lower part of the omelet should be crusted), put the broccoli mixture on one half of the omelet, cover with the other half and cook in the oven or under the lid.
Broccoli omelette can have an interesting cupcake shape that children will especially enjoy. To do this, pre-boiled broccoli is placed in muffin molds with inflorescence down and poured with an egg-milk mixture. It remains to put the molds for 10-15 minutes in a preheated oven. You can make bright color blotches in the texture of “cupcakes” by adding ham, chopped carrots or chopped greens to the omelet mixture.
As practice shows, such an unusual and, most importantly, healthy breakfast is enjoyed by all children, even those who do not like vegetables.
Broccoli is the perfect side dish for a healthy dinner. As you know, a meal in the evening should be easy, preference should be given to a combination of proteins and vegetables.
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Cut the chicken into plates 1.5-2 cm thick and marinate for 15-30 minutes in a mixture of soy sauce, squeezed through a garlic press and chopped ginger root on a fine grater (pre-peel). You can add any spices to the marinade.
Thaw broccoli first. Fry the pickled breasts on each side in a very hot pan for 1 minute, put on a plate. Put broccoli in the same pan and, stirring, fry for a minute on high heat. Return the breasts to the pan, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for a couple more minutes.
The use of a grill pan or electric grill will make the dish more dietary. Oil is not used in this case.
You will need:
Puree the prepared cabbage. Stir all the ingredients except crackers and butter, mix thoroughly and form the patties (it is more convenient to do this with wet hands - the stuffing does not stick). It is good to heat the pan, pour oil and fry the patties until golden brown, having previously rolled them in breadcrumbs. After the cutlets are covered with a delicious crust, close the pan with a lid, reduce heat and cook for another 5-7 minutes or until tender.
The advantage of this recipe is the ability to vary the amount and degree of grinding of broccoli. It can be a "full" ingredient on a par with minced meat. If you add literally 4-5 tablespoons of broccoli puree to mincemeat, then it will not be felt at all in the finished dish, but it will make the meatballs more juicy.
Instead of mincemeat, you can use mashed potatoes or chickpeas - a variant of vegetarian cutlets.
Vegetables can be baked in the oven with fish or meat, cook a casserole or pie based on it. Below is a recipe for a classic French open pie called quiche. It may be sweeter or more satisfying. Invariable is the absence of the upper crust, butter and flour base and creamy filling.
You will need:
The process of cooking should begin with the sifting of the flour, as this is one of the secrets of delicious pastries. It is better to sift the flour twice, after which you need to mix it with chopped butter at room temperature. It should be butter crumb. It is better to add flour directly to the flour, mixing them. If the dough is too dry, you can add a little cold water or ½ raw egg.
The resulting mixture should be thoroughly kneaded, and the finished dough should be wrapped in cellophane and sent to the refrigerator for an hour. After the specified time, you should take out the dough, roll it into a 3 mm thick layer, put it into a mold with low sides and put it back in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes. After waiting for this period, the dough is taken out, pricked with a fork and placed in a preheated oven (200C) for 12-15 minutes. The base should acquire a light brown, golden hue.
To prepare the filling, broccoli should be boiled in steep salted boiling water. Beat the cream, after which, without stopping whipping, add a stream of milk and garlic squeezed through a press. The resulting mixture is poured into the baked base of the pie, after which cabbage is laid. From above, it is also poured with a small amount of cream, whipped with garlic and milk, and sprinkled with grated cheese.
The cake is baked in the oven for 7-10 minutes or until the cheese melts and forms a creamy crust. You can add nutmeg to the filling, it harmoniously combines with these ingredients. Boiled, fried or smoked chicken, pre-fried minced meat or red slightly salted fish can be added to this pie. In this case, the cream filling volume should be reduced.
Vegetarian option will be a vegetable quiche. In addition to broccoli, in the filling you can add green beans, zucchini, young green peas and mushrooms, or take a ready-made Mexican mixture.
Broccoli salads with fresh vegetables are a storehouse of vitamins and a boost of energy. They are prepared quickly and simply, so they will help out if guests unexpectedly came or a feeling of hunger overtook. You can combine them with meat or fish, as well as eat as an independent dish.
You will need:
The cabbage should be thawed and boiled. Typically, broccoli twigs are removed, leaving only more tender inflorescences for the salad. Carrots with celery should also be boiled. It is unacceptable to cook them with broccoli in the same water or use a decoction of cabbage for cooking carrots and celery. Celery and carrots are peeled and cut into cubes or circles. Raw or frozen mushrooms cut into plates and fry until cooked in butter or vegetable oil. With canned, drain the brine.
Now you need to mix all the ingredients, add the greens and season the salad with sour cream. Instead of sour cream, you can use vegetable oil mixed with a tablespoon of lemon juice. You can decorate the dish with pine nuts or sesame seeds, pouring them on top of the salad.
You will need:
First of all, cabbage is cooked - it is thawed, boiled and peeled, sorted into inflorescences (it is better not to use legs in this dish). Rinse and lettuce the leaves with a paper towel. Remove the zest from half an orange, squeeze the juice from half the fruit. Finely chop the remaining oranges, trying to remove the film between the slices. Wash the grapes, cut into halves, remove the seeds.
It remains to "collect" the salad. To do this, lettuce leaves are laid out on a plate, on top of them are cabbage inflorescences, slices of oranges and half grapes.
The dressing will be natural yogurt mixed with mustard, zest and orange juice. You can decorate the dish with pomegranate seeds, coarsely chopped walnuts. Cilantro will add a pleasant acidity, and mint leaves will add a gentle piquancy.
On the basis of broccoli, tasty and light vegetable broths are obtained. Due to its special fiber structure and juiciness, this cabbage variety is also used for making cream soups. When whipping, it gives a gentle unobtrusive vegetable taste, a pleasant milky greenish tint. This broth goes well with cream, mushrooms, crackers and cheese.
You will need:
Add vegetable oil to the bottom of a pan with a thick bottom or a frying pan, heat it a little and lower the chopped garlic. It should be fried until golden, and then caught from the oil. Garlic will give the dish an unforgettable taste and aroma, but if left in the dish, it may be bitter.
Finely chopped onions should be fried in the resulting garlic oil. When the onion becomes soft and transparent, add grated carrots. At the same time, put the broth on the fire, salt if necessary, bring to a boil and put the thawed broccoli. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then get the cabbage. Grind it together with the onion-carrot mixture in a blender until pureed.
Mix milk and flour, break the lumps, thoroughly mixing the mixture. Then it should be poured into a boiling chicken broth in a thin stream. Add the cream cheese, chopped into small pieces, to the same place and hold on a fire until it melts.
It remains to mix the broth and vegetable puree. You need to pour the first in mashed potatoes until the resulting consistency suits you. You can make the soup more thick or, conversely, soft, almost liquid.
You can decorate the dish with fresh herbs or pieces of broccoli. If you add potatoes, the dish will turn out to be more satisfying, high-calorie. In this case, the potatoes are diced and dipped in boiling broth 5-10 minutes before broccoli is laid there. They should be cooked at the same time, after which potatoes and broccoli with onions and carrots should be mashed.
Fans of more traditional soups will appreciate the following recipe, where broccoli is combined with spring vegetables.
You will need:
Frozen vegetables should be allowed to thaw naturally. Boil broccoli in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Make a frying of carrots, onions and garlic, after peeling and chopping vegetables, and then frying them in butter. Put the broth on the fire, put the diced potatoes. 5 minutes after the broth boils, add peas and grated (finely chopped) celery. 5-7 minutes before the soup (potatoes and peas) is ready, lay the frying and broccoli. Add salt, pepper and your favorite spices. Appropriate here will be a bay leaf, a pair of peppercorns and 1/3 teaspoon of turmeric.
Fresh taste and ease of preparation make broccoli a convenient snack, especially if you combine cabbage with some sauce. Such dishes can easily replace so useless chips and other snacks.
You will need:
Boil the cabbage in the manner described above and place on a sieve. To prepare the mousse, grate the cheese and place it in a saucepan. Cream is poured there, after which the mass is placed on a small fire and warmed up to thicken. At this time, beat the yolk with a fork and pour lemon juice into it. The latter will save the yolk from folding when introduced into a future mousse. The yolk with lemon is poured into the creamy mass and heated for a couple of minutes with constant stirring. In the finished mousse, you can add garlic squeezed through a press or finely chopped greens. A sauceboat with mousse is placed in the center of a large dish, broccoli is laid out at the edges.
Broccoli in batter will also be a great snack option. This dish will surprise the company of guests, will be a great option for breakfast or side dish.
You will need:
Thaw the cabbage and boil it in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Prepare batter - beat eggs with a whisk, adding garlic and flour, passed through a press, to them. Mix everything thoroughly, leave for 5 minutes, so that the flour is completely dissolved in batter. By consistency, it should resemble dough for pancakes or be a little more liquid.
Ready snack should be previously laid out on paper napkins to remove excess fat. Serve the dish with cheese or cream sauce, natural yogurt, sour cream.
The cooking time of broccoli is determined by the size of the inflorescences: the larger they are, the longer the cooking should be. You can check the readiness of the product by poking it with a fork. Ready cabbage is easily pierced.
Only cabbage collected and frozen before the inflorescences begin to turn yellow can give benefits and a pleasant, delicate taste. It is clear that to determine the degree of ripening of a fresh product is quite easy, you just need to evaluate its appearance.
In the next video, see the release of the program "Living great!" about frozen food and, in particular, broccoli.
What vegetable dishes to diversify everyday cuisine, especially if you are vegetarian or follow a figure?
You can, for example, learn how to fry broccoli in a pan, having studied and tested in practice several recipes with this useful cabbage!
We will find out what is the frying of the cauliflower analogue, by what rules it is fried, and what is seasoned with to improve the taste.
Before you start frying broccoli cabbage - an extremely healthy and tasty vegetable, you need to familiarize yourself with the rules of its preparation in order to maintain the maximum amount of minerals and vitamins. Here are the basic rules for such cooking:
Roasting cabbage takes 5-20 minutes. It depends on which broccoli you fry - raw or boiled, and how thick the inflorescences and legs are.
If it is boiled, then fry it for about five to ten minutes.
If the cabbage is fresh, roasting will take longer. However, do not fry it very much, otherwise it will lose a lot of useful substances.
If the cabbage is fresh, then we wash it and divide into inflorescences. If desired, you can cut cabbage bunches into pieces.
If broccoli is frozen, you do not need to defrost it: we put it in a pan immediately, and then we will definitely use seasonings, since frozen cabbage has a weak taste.
Typically, the cabbage is fried like this: we heat the pan with oil, spread the broccoli, season with seasonings and fry.
A dish is considered ready if the cabbage is easily chewed and at the same time somewhat crunches. Fried broccoli is suitable for any meat, pasta, potato dishes and can be used separately, both hot and cold.
If you don’t have time for long cooking, you can quickly fry broccoli and get amazingly delicious fried cabbage. We stock up on a useful product and prepare it according to this recipe:
We take the broccoli to the dish, add a little balsamic bite and soy sauce, and, after mixing, put on the table.
If you do not want to bother with a side dish for meat or have a desire to cook something fried, but light, we recommend frying broccoli, which you can even eat cold. We fry it according to the following recipe:
Stirring regularly, fry broccoli without a lid over medium heat until a crispy crust is obtained. If desired, add a little onion and crushed garlic.
This cabbage can be eaten raw, boiled, stewed and baked, but the most delicious is fried broccoli, especially if you fry it in breadcrumbs. To make broccoli breaded, follow this recipe:
Fry in a pan with butter for 10 minutes, stirring regularly, and immediately serve to the table, where it will be swept away by starving households in a couple of minutes!
So, you know how to fry broccoli in a pan and feed your family an amazingly delicious dish. Try the suggested recipes and you will see the boring looking broccoli on the other hand!
Egg broccoli is the perfect combination of products. Omelet made from such components will appeal not only to adults, but also to children. In addition, broccoli is a very healthy vegetable. With proper preparation, it retains most of the vitamins and minerals. In addition, it is ideal for those who follow their figure or are forced to adhere to a strict diet. How to cook broccoli with an egg in the oven and in a slow cooker?
Before you start cooking, you should choose the right products. This primarily concerns broccoli. Today in stores this product is sold not only fresh, but also frozen. In order for a dish such as broccoli with egg to turn out delicious, you need to carefully approach the choice of product. Here are a few secrets:
This is the easiest way to make an omelet. The calorie content of the finished dish is 667.2 kcal. To make an omelette you will need:
To cook broccoli with egg and cheese, you need to prepare the products. It is recommended to wash the vegetable, dry it, and then divide it into inflorescences. The pan should be placed on the fire and pour vegetable oil into it. When it is heated, inflorescences must be laid out in a container. The cabbage needs to be fried in oil for 3 minutes.
Eggs should be driven into a bowl and mixed. You do not need to whip them. In a pan with broccoli, you need to pour water so that it fills the cabbage halfway. Stew vegetables until the liquid has completely evaporated.
In the mixed eggs, add salt and spices. Garlic is recommended to peel and crush. It also needs to be added to the eggs. The resulting mixture should be poured omelet standing on low heat and under the lid. Ready broccoli with egg should be sprinkled with grated cheese.
Broccoli casserole with egg is easily cooked in a slow cooker. In such a dish, you can add various spices and tomatoes. They will add spice to the casserole. For cooking you will need:
Before cooking, broccoli is recommended to boil for 4 minutes in boiling water. When the cabbage has cooled, it must be divided into inflorescences, and then cut each into two parts. Tomatoes are also worth chopping. They need to be cut into cubes. Onions should be peeled and chopped. It should be fried in a slow cooker. To do this, select the "Frying" function.
At the end of the program, broccoli, oregano and tomatoes must be placed in the multicooker bowl. Cook foods for 10 minutes with the lid open. Eggs should be driven into a deep container and combined with cream, spices and nutmeg. Beat the ingredients lightly. With the finished mixture, pour the fried cabbage and onions. Bake the food for half an hour by setting the “Baking” mode.
The finished dish should be divided into portions and put on plates. Serve the casserole with mayonnaise or sour cream, after sprinkling with chopped herbs.
Broccoli casserole with cheese and eggs in the oven takes longer to cook than in a slow cooker. It is worth noting that this cooking method allows you to save splendor, a dense, but at the same time delicate structure of the dish. There will be no excess liquid in the casserole, as well as carcinogens, which are formed when frying foods in a pan. In addition, the dish is baked evenly in the oven. To prepare the casserole you will need:
To cook broccoli with an egg in the oven, boil the inflorescences until half ready. After this, cabbage is recommended to be divided into 3 parts. Garlic must be peeled and cut in half. It should be used to grate the form in which the casserole will be cooked. In the form prepared in this way, broccoli inflorescences should be laid out. Yolks should be separated from proteins. This can be done with an empty plastic bottle. Proteins must be whipped with salt until foam is formed. Yolks are recommended to be mixed with milk. After that, both liquids can be combined in one tank.
Cheese should be grated, preferably with large cells. The resulting mass should be divided into two parts. Chopped greens should be added to the egg mixture. After that, 2/3 of the cheese can be added to the mass.
It is necessary to pour egg-cheese mass into the container with broccoli. No need to mix products. From above everything needs to be covered with a layer of grated cheese. After this, it is recommended to close the form with foil. It is necessary to bake products in the oven at a temperature of 160 ° C.
The finished dish should be served hot, after dividing it into portions.
If the casserole is intended for children, then the cheese should use one that has a delicate creamy taste. For an adult menu, you can choose a more piquant product with spices and other additives.
From broccoli and eggs, you can cook not only a casserole, but also a salad. This dish has a unique taste and contains a large number of useful components. To make broccoli salad, you will need:
For the sauce:
If desired, mayonnaise can also be prepared independently. This will require:
To make mayonnaise for salad, you must combine mustard, lemon juice and yolk in a deep container. Beat the components with a whisk. In the resulting mass, add vegetable oil. It should be at room temperature. Oil from the refrigerator is not recommended. The ingredients should be mixed well. After that, the mayonnaise is worth a try. If necessary, add sugar, lemon juice and salt to it. The number of components depends on taste preferences.
Broccoli salad with eggs can be a great addition to the main course. The main thing is to cook everything correctly. It is recommended to boil cabbage with sugar and salt in a container with an open lid. After this, broccoli should be traced and divided into inflorescences. Cabbage must be poured with sauce.
To prepare the sauce, it is worth boiling hard-boiled eggs, peel them and grind. To them you need to add sugar, mustard, salt, chopped green onions and mayonnaise.
The finished dish should be decorated with chopped tomatoes and lettuce.
Good afternoon. Today’s selection of recipes, I want to open a new dietary section on my blog to dispel the fears of the part of my readers who really want to lose weight, but can’t start because of the fear that you only have to eat dry boiled breast and fresh vegetables .
Well, someone on such a diet is losing weight, but it’s not necessary to keep yourself in a pair of gloves to achieve a result. There are many systems for losing weight and you do not need to choose the most stringent. In this matter, only persistence and systematicity is important.
So, today we will cook broccoli. The symbol of diet food. Look at any poster that calls for a healthy diet - it is always depicted there.
And this is not accidental, because broccoli refers to products with. Replacing the usual high-calorie side dishes with at least one meal, you can instantly reduce the daily calorie content by 200-300 kcal.
I admit, boiled cabbage in my appetite does not cause. But fried is a completely different matter. Agree, a delicious and fragrant side dish gives much more joy and satisfaction than a boiled unleavened something.
Yes, many losing weight are afraid of fried like fire, but the bottom line is that eating fried foods, you lose weight better than eating only boiled-steamed. Why? Just because you will be turned back from cooked in a week and you will spit on a diet. But the varied (correct) menu allows you to hold out much longer. Up to achieving the desired result and further (if of course you want to save the result).
Surely many will think that this is nonsense, but believe me, all this the members of our group have passed more than once. The stiffer the menu, the shorter the diet as a result.
The easiest way usually involves a minimal amount of food. necessary for cooking. In this recipe, for example, only garlic and salt are used. They give the garnish a distinctive taste and cabbage from tasteless becomes very fragrant.
Ingredients:
Cooking:
1. Take the cabbage and parse it into inflorescences. If the vegetable is young, then you can use almost the entire part of the leg.
We rinse the inflorescences through running water to wash off the dust and check that the caterpillar does not hide inside.
This sounds unpleasant, but in broccoli you can often find hidden insects.
2. We send cabbage to a pot with boiling salted water, wait for boiling again and cook after that for a couple more minutes.
We take salt at the rate of 0.5 tbsp. for 2 liters of water.
Then we discard the vegetables in a colander and sprinkle with cold water.
This will stop the cooking process and maintain a bright green color.
3. Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a frying pan, put chopped garlic in it and fry it over medium heat for one minute.
4. Then we send broccoli to the pan and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
That's about it. Done. Bon Appetit!
Everything about everything took no more than 15 minutes.
One of the most popular ways to cook broccoli is to fry it with chicken eggs. There are several options: just fried eggs and omelettes and egg batter. I propose to consider them all.
Agree, scrambled eggs with broccoli are much healthier than with sausage.
For frying, you need cabbage itself, eggs and seasonings.
Cooking:
1. Broccoli sorted into inflorescences, wash and throw in a pot of boiling water. As soon as the water boils again, count down a couple of minutes and get the vegetables.
2. Then we put them in a heated pan with vegetable oil, add salt, pepper (you can also other favorite seasonings) and fry over medium heat for 5-7 minutes stirring until golden brown.
3. Now we break the eggs into the pan and when the protein turns white and grabs, we begin to turn the cabbage over so that the eggs evenly cover the broccoli.
Continue to fry the eggs until cooked. Bon Appetit!
This recipe will appeal to lovers of crispy breading. It also does not cause any difficulties in cooking and will take a maximum of 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
Cooking:
1. We are already familiar with the movements of my cabbage, sorted into inflorescences and cook in salted water for 5 minutes.
2. Then we take out the vegetables and let them cool, and at this time we beat the egg and mix the flour with a pinch of salt and pepper.
3. The next step is to roll the broccoli in the flour.
This must be done carefully, but quickly so that the flour is not wet and does not turn into glue.
4. And mix with the egg.
5. It remains only to put the cabbage in a heated pan with vegetable oil and fry for a couple of minutes on both sides over medium heat.
Done. Bon Appetit!
Another batter. Already without eggs, but with breadcrumbs and milk. A completely different taste. Refined I would even say. A great recipe for losing weight gourmet.
A great alternative to an omelette sandwich breakfast. Here you have both protein and fiber. And we reduce the amount of fat due to the partial removal of the yolk from the eggs. Hearty and low-calorie.
Ingredients:
Cooking:
1. We disassemble the cabbage, wash it and boil it in boiling salted water for 5 minutes.
No need to skip the cooking phase of vegetables, otherwise they will be tough. Moreover, they cook very quickly.
Then we take it out and cut into small cubes.
2. In a bowl, break the eggs. We use the protein of all three eggs, and we take only one yolk. Add 2 tablespoons of milk, salt, pepper and beat with a whisk until a homogeneous mixture.
3. Spread the broccoli in a preheated pan with vegetable oil, salt with a pinch of salt and fry over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Then pour the prepared egg mixture into the pan and sprinkle with grated cheese. A couple of handfuls of cheese will be enough.
5. Reduce the heat to a minimum, cover the pan with a lid and wait 4 minutes.
Done. Bon Appetit!
If you want to fry frozen broccoli, then this is not much different from cooking fresh cabbage. All you need to do is to throw the frozen inflorescences into a pot of boiling water and cook them not for 5 minutes, but 10-12.
Cooking longer is also not necessary, broccoli will turn into porridge.
Well, so as not to be limited to some tips, here is the recipe for a wonderful side dish - Broccoli in sour cream.
All you need to do is fry the vegetables boiled in salted water over medium heat for a couple of minutes, and then add the gravy made from 3 tablespoons of sour cream diluted in 200 ml of water.
Then cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Done.
Bon Appetit!
With breakfast sorted out, let's figure out how you can cook a full-fledged diet dish. That it was both satisfying and tasty and healthy.
Ingredients:
Cooking:
1. Onion and garlic finely chop and fry over medium heat in a small amount of olive oil.
2. When the onion softens (literally in a couple of minutes), we send the carrots into the pan, cut into half rings and fry, stirring for another 2-3 minutes.
3. Next is the chicken fillet, cut into small cubes. Fry meat for 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
When the chicken pieces begin to acquire a golden hue, add salt and pepper, then send the cabbage cut into inflorescences to the pan. Mix, cover, reduce heat to a minimum and simmer for 15 minutes with the lid closed.
In this case, you do not need to boil the cabbage first, it will be quite enough to extinguish.
Done. Bon Appetit!
Well, in the end, let me show you a video on how to cook broccoli in a wok pan. This is a great recipe from Julia Vysotskaya.
Thanks for attention.
Dishes from broccoli, unfortunately, do not enjoy popular love. But in vain!
After all, it is very healthy. It contains substances necessary for the normal functioning of the body. The fact is that during cooking this vegetable may not produce the most pleasant smell and many do not like it. In fact, if you properly cook broccoli, then dishes from it will become your favorite on your table.
I have prepared for you 2 proven recipes for cooking broccoli and an easy way to save vegetables for the winter. Doctors recommend eating cabbage dishes, including broccoli, at least 2 times a week. And if you cook it according to the recipes below, then these meals will be long-awaited and very pleasant. Your body will thank you for this strong immunity.
If you want to have a healthy, but satisfying and full lunch, then cook broccoli with chicken breast right in the pan. The dish is tender, nutritious and balanced in nutritional value. After all, doctors and nutritionists recommend eating vegetables with meat. Chicken breast is perfect for cabbage. It is non-greasy and slightly dry. A broccoli complements it with its juiciness and aroma.
1. Onion finely chop. Do the same with garlic. They need to be fried in oil for literally 3-5 minutes while you are preparing carrots.
2. Cut carrots into thin semicircles. Too thick pieces may not go out and remain damp.
3. Cabbage divided into inflorescences. If you use frozen vegetables, it is best to first thaw them in a colander.
4. Add carrots and broccoli to the onion with garlic and, without stirring, cover. At medium power, cook them for 5-7 minutes while you are cutting meat.
5. Cut the breast into medium slices.
6. Add meat to the pan. At this stage, you need to salt and season with spices to your taste. Dried garlic and a mixture of Provencal herbs are perfect here. Also, a special seasoning for cooking chicken is an excellent option.
7. Stew for about 20 minutes. This time is enough for the readiness of both meat and vegetables. Serve better in hot or warm form and combine with any side dish or salad.
Bon Appetit!
If you want something tasty, but at the same time useful, then such a simple broccoli casserole recipe will come to the rescue. Cooking it is very simple, but it turns out extremely tasty. The composition does not contain mayonnaise, oil or other harmful products. Such a yummy will be a great dinner for those who follow their health and figure. 
1. Broccoli divided into small heads (inflorescences) and boil them in salt water. After boiling, boil them for no more than 5 minutes. They should not be fully prepared, but only slightly soft.
2. Cut the mushrooms as finely as possible and fry in a dry pan. This is necessary in order to free them from excess moisture. Finely chop the garlic and add to the mushrooms as soon as the allocated liquid evaporates.
3. Pour milk and cream here. Salt and set the maximum fire. As soon as the mixture boils, you need to slightly reduce and boil until thickened.
4. Gently place the broccoli in the baking dish. Spread the creamy sauce evenly on top and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes at a temperature of 190-200 degrees.
5. Already after 10 minutes you can enjoy a delicate, fragrant, and most importantly very healthy casserole.
So, having spent no more than half an hour cooking, you will provide your family with a delicious dinner, which will be happy for both adults and children. Bon Appetit!
To stock up on vitamins for the winter, in the summer and autumn, we store them in the freezer. Broccoli is no exception. Freezing preserves the maximum number of useful elements. In winter, you can simply get the necessary number of inflorescences and cook them according to your favorite recipe. It is very comfortable.
This is not at all difficult to do. However, there are certain rules for preparing vegetables for freezing. So, consider the step-by-step way from cutting up to sending it to the freezer.
1. Remove all leaves from a cabbage.
2. Now it needs to be divided into inflorescences. We don’t need the trunk, because we will save only the buds.
To destroy germs and bugs that can live in broccoli, you need to soak it in a cold salt solution. The ideal ratio for eliminating them per 1 liter of water is 4 teaspoons of salt. It takes half an hour.
3. Rinse vegetables thoroughly and send to blanch. This can be done in a double boiler (no more than 5 minutes) or in a pot of water (about 1-2 minutes). This procedure helps to eliminate enzymes that cause the loss of aromatic and taste properties of vegetables. Thanks to this, broccoli is better preserved.
If you are going to save a large number of vegetables for the winter, then you need to blanch them in several parts. If you load the whole quantity into a pan or a double boiler at once, the procedure will be uneven. Some pieces will be soft and digested, and some will not receive the necessary processing.
4. After cooking, you need to cool the cabbage in the shortest possible time. You can put it on a plate and put ice. You can also fill with ice water. After that, carefully dry the vegetables on a towel. Better to do this in a well-ventilated area.
5. Transfer vegetables to storage bags and place in a freezer.
As you already understood, cooking broccoli is very simple. In addition, this vegetable can be tasty if cooked according to today's recipes. Even little kids will ask for supplements.
The main ingredient in all dishes is love and the desire to create. If you spice up your masterpieces with these seasonings - they will certainly turn out even better! I wish you success on the culinary front! See you soon!
