Vive le broccoli Trying to Rediscover a Broccoli Recipe

posted by [Deleted] on broccoli

I apologize for the rather...serious (?) broccoli post as opposed to the usual silliness.

I used to work at a university in France, and they had a cafeteria that had the best goddam broccoli I've ever had. It was very, very soft, yet at the same time not soggy at all. Maybe it was also very lightly salted, if I'm remembering correctly? It was the best goddam broccoli I ever had. Whenever they served it, I would stack my plate with the stuff.

I just, I want to recreate it, but I'm having a tough time figuring out how they did it.

I apologize for the rather...serious (?) broccoli post as opposed to the usual silliness. I used to work at a university in France, and they had a cafeteria that had the best goddam broccoli I've ever had. It was very, very soft, yet at the same time not soggy at all. Maybe it was also very lightly salted, if I'm remembering correctly? It was the best goddam broccoli I ever had. Whenever they served it, I would stack my plate with the stuff. I just, I want to recreate it, but I'm having a tough time figuring out how they did it.

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[–] E-werd 2 points (+2|-0)

My guess would be steaming it, but no actual contact with the water other than the steam. Timing would take some trial and error. You may be able to salt the water that makes the steam and that could be enough to get where you want to be.

[–] Mattvision UNPERSON 2 points (+2|-0)

I don't think the salt would make it into the steam like that. Probably try salting the broccoli before steaming it, and hopefully the steam will dissolve it.

[–] E-werd 3 points (+3|-0)

Edited

I was questioning that as well. I would think some salt would travel with it, so long as it's dissolved in solution.

That ~~would~~ could be entirely wrong, or it may require a stupid amount of salt.

EDIT: spelling

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