1. First you need to boil the broccoli. You need to boil it in the same way as cooking broccoli for a child; after boiling, the inflorescences should boil for 3 minutes.
2. Remove excess water by slightly drying the cabbage (it is better to use a colander). Large inflorescences need to be chopped with a knife. If the cabbage was small, chop as desired.
3. Two slices of white bread or loaf should be cut into squares. Then fry in a pan with corn oil. To prevent the oil from being absorbed into the bread, it must be preheated, and the bread, after adding it to the pan, must be stirred immediately. There is no need to add more oil at the end. Fry until nicely browned.
4. Peel one clove of garlic. This needs to be done quickly or you can prepare it in advance. Grate the garlic on a fine grater or use a garlic press. Add it to the breadcrumbs. Turn off the fire. Fried crackers with garlic should stand for 15 minutes so that the taste and garlic smell are well absorbed.
5. Break two medium eggs into a deep salad bowl. Add one tablespoon of mayonnaise. Beat a little with a whisk. You can make mayonnaise at home, but then the total cooking time will increase.
6. Pour two tablespoons of any vegetable oil into a well-heated frying pan and heat it further. You can take either sunflower or corn. Place chopped broccoli florets.
7. Do not fry the broccoli, but immediately pour it with eggs and mayonnaise. Salt.
8. Place garlic croutons on top.
9. Don't mix. Fry everything a little over low heat and always cover it. Until the eggs are crusty on the bottom. Then the dish with broccoli can be considered ready.
Now you know how to deliciously cook broccoli as a side dish. But in this version the side dish is not but very tasty.
Broccoli, delicious cabbage. And to enjoy it all year round, it is important to properly preserve it. It’s your choice whether to freeze it or marinate it.
How to freeze broccoli for the winter
It doesn't take much effort to freeze broccoli properly. However, there are a few basic rules.
Few people will be pleased to eat cabbage and find a piece of meat in it, in the form of some kind of worm. It is customary in Thailand to eat vegetables with insects. We'll get rid of them.
Place fresh cauliflower in a bowl and fill it with cold water and add salt, a tablespoon per 2 liters of water. Because of the salt, all the bugs will come out of the inflorescences. There is no need to keep the cabbage in such a “bath” for a long time; ten to fifteen minutes is enough.
Now we wash off all the living creatures under the tap and put the inflorescences on a towel to dry. After we tear the cabbage into inflorescences, put it in bags and put it in the freezer. Be sure to remove excess air from the bag. Also, for more convenient storage, you can distribute the cabbage throughout the bag so that it takes the shape of a rectangle and becomes flat. This makes these bags easier to fold and more efficient use of freezer space.
Cabbage can also be frozen mixed with vegetables. You will get a kind of vegetable mixture.
Before freezing, broccoli can be blanched for three to four minutes in boiling water with the addition of citric acid. It is added at the rate of a teaspoon per liter of water. After hot water procedures, we put them in a colander and put them in bags.
Broccoli cabbage preparation for the winter, options for winter preparations
There are a huge number of winter preparations from broccoli.
Pickled cauliflower canned in jars will be an excellent appetizer on the table. After all, this method does not require much time to prepare, but the taste is nevertheless excellent.
Broccoli also feels good with other vegetables in winter salads. It goes well with sweet bell peppers, tomatoes and carrots.
Pickling broccoli for winter storage
A delicious, sweet and sour snack with a pleasant texture that will please everyone. Well, you need to take the following for it:
- Broccoli – one and a half kilos
- Bell pepper - four hundred grams
- Onions - five to six small onions
- Carrots – two hundred grams
- Hot chili pepper - small pod
- Salt - tablespoon
- Sugar - two tablespoons
- Vinegar - teaspoon
- Bay leaf - a couple of pieces
- Allspice and black pepper - five peas each
Cut the prepared carrots into circles, and the pepper into medium cubes. We place them on the bottom of sterilized jars along with spices and onions. On top of this whole thing, put the prepared broccoli and pour boiling water over it.
In this form, our cabbage should stand for five to six minutes. Then drain the water from the jars.
Let's prepare the marinade: dissolve salt and sugar in water and wait until it boils. Pour boiling marinade over the cabbage, roll it under the lids, turn it upside down and put it away to cool, wrapped in a blanket.
Canned broccoli with tomatoes
Ingredients:
- Broccoli – six hundred grams
- Carrots - three hundred grams
- Tomatoes - three or four things
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Sugar – sixty grams
- Salt - twenty grams
- Water – one liter
- Vinegar 9% - thirty milliliters
- Citric acid – three pinches
- Bay leaf - one piece
We clean and wash the vegetables. Don't forget to soak the broccoli in salted water and rinse.
Cut the carrots into round pieces and, together with the cabbage, put them in boiling water to blanch for about five minutes. Afterwards, place the vegetables in a colander and pour over ice water. You can add regular ice cubes if you have them in the right quantities.
Cut the pepper into triangles or rectangles, cut the tomatoes into slices two centimeters thick.
The marinade is prepared simply: Mix vinegar, citric acid, sugar and salt in water. As soon as it boils, pour into jars.
Now we put our jars in a large saucepan with water and heat them up. Once the water boils, count down about seven minutes and remove.
We roll up our jars, let them cool, and the broccoli with tomatoes is ready for long-term storage until winter, if you don’t eat it first.
Broccoli salad in sweet and sour marinade
We need to take:
- Broccoli – one kilogram
- Bay leaf - a couple of pieces
- Mustard seeds - half a teaspoon
- Black and allspice peas - five pieces each
- Water – one liter
- Citric acid - half a teaspoon
- Vinegar 6% - two hundred milliliters
- Sugar – sixty grams
- Salt - twenty grams
We wash the broccoli and separate it into florets. Next, it must be blanched in acidified water. Acidify it with citric acid. Blanch the cabbage for about five minutes.
After the hot bath, take the cabbage out of the water and put it in jars.
The marinade for cabbage is prepared quite simply: pour water into a saucepan, add salt and sugar, you also need to add vinegar infused with spices (add the vinegar to the spices and leave for about an hour).
And so, the marinade is ready, the vegetables are in jars, it’s time to mix everything. Pour boiling marinade over our cabbage, close the lids and send to sterilize in boiling water for about twenty minutes. After the specified time has passed, we take out the jars, screw on the lids, and place them under the blanket.
Broccoli with bell pepper and cauliflower
We have to:
- Broccoli – one kilogram
- Cauliflower – one kilogram
- Carrots – one kilogram
- Tomatoes – one kilogram
- Garlic – twelve to fifteen large cloves
- Onions - kilogram
- Greens - one medium bunch
- Vinegar 9% - two hundred milliliters
- Sugar – thirty-five grams
- Salt – thirty-five grams
Before cooking, the cabbage must be kept in salted water and then rinsed under running water. After finishing the water procedures, we disassemble the cabbage into inflorescences.
Cut the carrots into large circles. Cut the onion into rings or half rings, chop the pepper into strips.
We dilute the existing vinegar with three liters of water, add sugar and salt and boil for two to three minutes. While the marinade is boiling, put herbs, spices, and vegetables, of course, into sterilized jars. Pour boiling marinade over them and roll them under the lids.
These are the recipes I got for this delicious, curly cabbage. I hope you will enjoy. Enjoy your meal!
The benefits of broccoli cannot be overestimated. A large amount of vitamins and microelements, low calorie content - all this has a positive effect on the body. In summer, this vegetable is quite accessible, but in winter, fresh broccoli is not so easy to find, and it is not cheap. Therefore, more and more often it appears on store shelves in frozen form.
What to cook
What and in what way can you cook from frozen broccoli? There are many recipes. This cabbage can be boiled, fried, baked or steamed, and it will already be a complete dish, especially if you add a delicious sauce to it.
But more complex dishes can be prepared from frozen products: salads, soups, soufflés, pies, side dishes and casseroles... Broccoli can be used in many familiar dishes, thanks to this bright vegetable any of them will look attractive and appetizing, and, of course, , will become much more useful.
There are dozens of broccoli recipes for every meal, and it is one of the few vegetables that you can safely eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day; it should be light and nutritious to allow the body to wake up and recharge it with energy for the first half of the day. A very healthy breakfast is an omelet with broccoli. It is prepared in different ways: fried in a frying pan or baked in the oven, in a slow cooker. Cooking time is no more than 20 minutes, depending on the chosen method.
The easiest way to fry an omelette is in a frying pan. Here is a quick and easy recipe: finely chop and fry the broccoli, beat the eggs, add a little milk, spices and pour the mixture over the vegetables. But to do this, you should first defrost the broccoli; if you don’t do this in advance, you can use the second option.
Without defrosting, boil the broccoli until half cooked, this will take a couple of minutes, place in silicone muffin tins, the inflorescence should be facing down, and pour in a mixture of eggs, milk and flour. Bake in the oven. This is an excellent breakfast for children who love unusual presentation of dishes.
First courses with broccoli
In principle, broccoli can be added to any soup and even cooked borscht with it. But pureed soups and light vegetable soups are especially good from it.
They are prepared on the basis of chicken or vegetable broth with the addition of cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, and other vegetables. Cream is added to the puree soup and pureed using a blender. And in a regular soup, frozen cabbage is added whole last, after all the vegetables, and cooked for 5-8 minutes until tender. The soup is served with herbs and croutons.
Delicious dinner
Broccoli dishes are an ideal option for a healthy dinner. After all, the evening meal makes up 25-30% of the total diet, while dinner should be light, not fatty and low in calories, so as not to overload the stomach before bed. For dinner, nutritionists recommend eating protein foods - fish, chicken, veal, along with vegetables, and broccoli is one of the best foods, in harmony with all types of meat.
Therefore, there are a lot of options for dishes from this cabbage for dinner. You can cook broccoli pasta, casserole, chicken with vegetables, Thai beef, broccoli cutlets, stuffed potatoes, stew.
You can also serve broccoli as a side dish - mashed potatoes, broccoli in batter, boiled cabbage with sauce, rice with broccoli, fried broccoli, baked in a slow cooker, with cheese, mushrooms and vegetables. This cabbage is delicious simply boiled or fried with a little spice.
Salads
A broccoli salad will be an excellent addition to the main dish. Bright and beautiful salads made from this cabbage will decorate a holiday table or serve as a full-fledged dish for dinner if prepared with a protein component, fish or lean meat, chicken, beef, veal or turkey.
Salads with broccoli cabbage are seasoned with oil, lemon juice, mustard, honey, soy or oyster sauce, and yogurt.
Food preparation
Frozen broccoli in most cases does not need to be defrosted, this allows you to preserve a maximum of vitamins and valuable substances. If you fry broccoli in a frying pan, it is better to defrost it, but not completely. Do this at room temperature, under running cool water, or using a microwave oven, putting the broccoli there for a couple of minutes directly in the package, piercing it in several places to release steam.
To properly cook frozen cabbage, place it in boiling water and cook for 5-8 minutes from the moment it boils again. Drain in a colander and be sure to fill with ice water. This will keep the broccoli crispy and retain its beautiful color.
In a slow cooker, cook frozen broccoli a little longer - 7-9 minutes.
This cabbage can be used in salads, side dishes and other dishes.
Cooking secrets
To cook frozen broccoli correctly and tasty, you need to know a few important secrets:
- If you defrost it before cooking, the cabbage will lose its appearance and turn into a kind of mush.
- Throw the inflorescences only into boiling salted water.
- The larger the size of the inflorescences, the more time it will take to prepare them.
- Be sure to immerse the broccoli in cold water after boiling.
- When preparing soups, broccoli is added last.
- Cooked broccoli can be easily pierced with a fork.
- If cabbage is cooked in batter, then, without defrosting, dip the inflorescences in it and fry in oil.
- Cabbage should not be re-frozen.
- Ready broccoli can be sprinkled with lemon juice.
- The color of good cabbage is rich green; a yellowish tint indicates that the product is spoiled.
Delicious Recipe: Roasted Beef with Frozen Broccoli
An excellent dinner option, it cooks very quickly, contains proteins and carbohydrates without weighing down the stomach. Beef can be replaced with chicken or turkey.
To prepare you will need:
- 500 grams of beef tenderloin (or poultry fillet);
- 1 package frozen broccoli;
- 3 spoons of soy sauce;
- 2 tablespoons olive oil;
- 1 spoon of starch;
- garlic, ginger, spices.
Preparation:
- Cut the meat into thin strips and marinate in a mixture of soy sauce, olive oil, spices, chopped garlic and ginger root.
- Place the meat in a hot frying pan with a small amount of oil and quickly fry, stirring constantly, until nicely browned.
- Add frozen broccoli to the meat and continue cooking over high heat for 3 minutes.
- Then reduce the heat, cover with a lid and simmer for another 2 minutes.
- open the package, do not defrost. Cook in slightly salted water for no more than five minutes.
- If you cook in a double boiler, it will take a little longer. Namely ten minutes.
- if you decide to cook in a slow cooker, then the time is the same as when cooking in a double boiler.
I read that broccoli should not be cooked for a long time - no more than 7 minutes, it needs to crisp up a little. You can pour boiling water over the broccoli and let it sit. Then drain the water and fry in oil for a few minutes. It’s delicious if you add an egg beaten with milk.
I love this type of broccoli, it is not only very tasty, but also very healthy, and an excellent dietary product. But unfortunately, you can’t eat it fresh all year round, so you have to buy it frozen.
This kind of broccoli does not need to be defrosted under any circumstances, it is very easy to prepare, just throw the cabbage into boiling water and after 8 minutes it is ready.
You can check the readiness of broccoli by its softness; cooked cabbage should be soft.
I prepared frozen broccoli to feed my baby. Frozen vegetables do not need to be thawed; the inflorescences can be immediately thrown into boiling water. In this case, I did not add salt. Cook for 10-15 minutes depending on size.
Broccoli is considered the healthiest of all cabbages; it is believed that it even helps in the prevention of cancer. Therefore, it is highly recommended to include it in the diet of children, adults, and the elderly. All supermarkets sell frozen broccoli, which is the most convenient way to cook.
To do this, unfrozen inflorescences need to be thrown into boiling water and boiled no more than 10 minutes. Cooks recommend dousing boiled cabbage with ice water to preserve its beautiful emerald color.
Great question. I really love cabbage because it is incredibly healthy, tasty, and full of vitamins. It is used as an independent dish or as a snack. For example, broccoli cooked in batter.
It's not difficult to prepare.
If you have it frozen, for example, from a pack, then you can cook it like this:
By the way, there are always cooking tips on the back of the package. You can also use them).
I'll tell you honestly, I just boil broccoli in salted water. I am satisfied with everything - little time spent, luxurious taste, benefits.
Broccoli is also sold by weight. But I’m not very happy with this option. because cabbage is often damaged and broken. But in packs - the most suitable option. It is a beautiful green color with a slight snowy coating. I recommend experimenting with preparing different dishes.
It will take 10-12 minutes for frozen broccoli to cook until done. Place broccoli florets in boiling salted water without defrosting - this way it will retain its shape. If you do not plan to chop it after cooking, for example, into a salad or cream soup, and you need to preserve the shape of the inflorescences, you should take a larger pan for cooking so that the inflorescences float in it freely.
Before cooking broccoli There is no need to defrost, the inflorescences will boil and there will be porridge.
Immediately when frozen, throw it into boiling sunflower water.
From the moment it boils, cook for no more than 10 minutes.
In a double boiler, broccoli should be cooked for only 7 minutes (for salad) or 12 minutes (for cream soup), and to do this, you need to pour water into the steamer pan, bring to a boil and place the inflorescences in the steamer basket and close the lid of the steamer.
People who care about their health must include vegetables in their menu. Among healthy and tasty foods, broccoli ranks not the least. To preserve all the beneficial properties, it is frozen. During the preparation of such a product, vitamins and minerals are not lost. It is important to know the features of cooking frozen broccoli. .
Required Products
- broccoli – 350 grams;
- spoon of olive oil;
- butter – 10 grams;
- black pepper.
Cooking process
Take a bag of frozen buds and open it. If you have time, let the broccoli thaw and remove any excess liquid.
Pour 5 centimeters of water into the bowl. When it boils, add salt and place the broccoli in it. 10 grams of salt per liter of water is enough. After boiling again, leave the cabbage to cook for 2-3 minutes.
Drain the finished inflorescences in a colander. Let the excess liquid drain.
Cook broccoli in the microwave in the same way. It just may take more time to prepare. Therefore, it is advisable to check the readiness of the product. In this form, broccoli can already be used as a ready-made dish. For fried lovers, you need to do a few more manipulations.
Heat a saucepan and add a piece of butter and a spoonful of olive oil.
When the oil has dissolved, add the broccoli to the saucepan. Fry, stirring constantly. Lightly add salt during frying. Cook until the florets are soft.
Place broccoli in a dish. Sprinkle with black pepper for taste.
Tender inflorescences are served as a side dish for meat dishes, and used in salads, soups and casseroles. Broccoli is prepared independently and in combination with other vegetables and foods.