/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.18836289]

How much worse nutritionally is frying broccoli in a pan compared to steaming it? Steamed vegetables are just such a chore.

[Anonymous No.18836292]

Its fine

[Anonymous No.18836293]

The only difference is you're adding oil. BLOODY BASTARD.

[Anonymous No.18836294]

>>18836289
>Steamed vegetables are just such a chore.

How, its one of the easiest ways to cook any veggie.

[Anonymous No.18836296]

>>18836289
not terrible but oil is bad for you. I use a non stick pan and that oil spray stuff which helps me use as little as possible.

it's not easier than steaming, broccoli takes forever to fully cook in a skillet

[Anonymous No.18836302]

I've heard steamed is better for the nutrients, NOT boiling but steaming. I feel like steaming is easier too you just set it and let the timer go off then pluck them out, throw them in a bowl toss with salt and pepper and butter if you're obese then you're done. If you saute broccoli on the stove you have to actually stand there and cook it so it doesn't burn and rotate it. Steaming you just set a timer it's like making boiled eggs. Why do you hate steaming

[Anonymous No.18836322]

Broccoli is frustrating. Tenderstem is nice but boring, even steamed the construction of the typical floret means the buds will be mush and the stems hard, even when steamed, and even when steam dried. The only work around I've found is to either cut to the bone and separately cook the stem, or tenderstem boil upright to soften the stem and finish off in the pan.

Recently I've been experimenting with broccoli purees. It's a very easy out and with enough butter it comes out well. You can plate this well with other green veg on top of the puree, or even beneath a protein.

Never figured out how to make broccoli work without hiding it in something else. Any tips would be welcomed.

[Anonymous No.18836325]

if you're eating a reasonably balanced diet i wouldn't be concerned about the nutritional differences in the cooking methods. besides, if you can't be bothered with steaming then at least stir frying will get you to actually eat it. slightly less nutritious broccoli is better than no broccoli.

[Anonymous No.18837583]

What makes something healthy is that it has lots of fiber, protein packed into a carb such as lentils or beans. Broccoli is fibrous and nutritious, but doesn't contain much energy. No coating goyoil on your veggies won't kill you but it will have an effect in the long run

[Anonymous No.18837587]

>>18836302
not op but I think it's easier to get flavor into the broccoli when you saute or braise it versus steaming it and seasoning it when it's done. it's like making japanese curry from scratch and cooking everything in the sauce from the start, as opposed to just adding those shitty cubes at the end.

[Anonymous No.18837595]

Just throw frozen broccoli into an Instant Pot and set it to manual low pressure for zero (0) minutes.
It'll be steamed while the Instant Pot is heating up and getting up to pressure but still crisp enough

[Anonymous No.18838483]

>>18836289
Does the nutrional content change from frying vs boiling even? Not sure
>>18836296
>oil is bad for you
The ones that are extracted with hexane are but there are alts that are healthy
>broccoli takes forever to fully cook in a skillet
Dont know what youre doing but when I fry them I pour in fat, chop up the broccoli, stir them around a bit like 10 min max, done

[Anonymous No.18838489]

>>18836289
>Does the nutritional content change from frying vs boiling even? Not sure

the vitamin contents of the broccoli may be separated into the water or into the oil.

[Anonymous No.18838500]

>>18836289
>Steamed vegetables are just such a chore.
What? It takes almost no effort.

For hardy vegetables like broccoli, green beans, carrots, etc, I like to blanche them, and then saute. If you just straight saute broccoli its not going to have a nice texture.

Different vegetables require different amounts of cooking; if you want your veggies to taste the best you need to learn this stuff. For broccoli I would blanche in boiling water for 90 seconds, strain, use the same pan with some fat (butter or coconut oil) and saute on high heat. It's hard to say when it's done; you don't necessarily want browning. You want it to get as hot as possible without browning or burning. That blast of high heat will give so much good flavor.

If you ask me, cooking vegetables well is one of the most difficult things to do and describe. Luckily veggies are cheap. Try some stuff out!

[Anonymous No.18838508]

>>18836296
>broccoli takes forever to fully cook in a skillet
It really does, and it's not that good desu. The Chinese trick is to cover with boiling water for 60s before pan frying.
I haven't raw fried for years after discovering this.

[Anonymous No.18838513]

>>18836296
>oil is bad for you
Saturated fats aren't bad.

[Anonymous No.18838706]

>>18836296
>people fell for the obvious bait post

[Anonymous No.18838797]

>>18836289
Just slather them with a teaspoon of oil and put in a 250C hot oven for 20mins. Hands off and delicious.

[Anonymous No.18839023]

>such a chore

[Anonymous No.18839121]

>>18838483
>there are alts that are healthy
They are the highest calorie most nutrient dilute food.
There are no oils that are good for you

[Anonymous No.18840152]

>>18839023
Thats what its used for? I used this thing like a shield and helmet when I was a kid. lol

[Anonymous No.18840161]

Just made butter chicken for the first time. It’s not restaurant quality but it’s close. Very good. The naan came out perfect. Any tips to push this over the edge? It almost tastes like it’s somehow missing butter but there’s an entire stick in the sauce.

[Anonymous No.18840169]

>>18840161
FUCK meant to be it’s own thread.

[Anonymous No.18840281]

>>18840161
How the fuck are we gonna tell you what to do different if we don't know how you cooked it, and can't even taste it? Dumb fuck

[Anonymous No.18840523]

>>18840152
adjustable steaming basket that basically fits in any pan

[Anonymous No.18840555]

>>18840161
for a fairly small pot (like, requires 1 can of tomato) of butter chicken meant to feed 1-3 people you should using like 2 sticks of butter and an entire cup or more of cream. it tastes like it's missing butter because it is missing butter.

[Anonymous No.18840573]

>>18836289
I don't understand how steaming is a chore but broccoli plus a tablespoon of water and a lid works wonders.

[Anonymous No.18840585]

>>18836289
More nutritious because it contains fats, which are a macronutrient that you need in order to stay alive.

[Anonymous No.18840621]

>>18836289
>Steamed
>Chore
It takes like 5 minutes to do in a pan you fat fuck

[Anonymous No.18840723]

>>18836289
I don't know, but it's both slower and more involved than steaming it.

[Anonymous No.18840800]

>>18836289
>Steamed vegetables are just such a chore.
How? You just put it in a steamer basket a set a timer.

[Anonymous No.18841399]

>mogs both

[Anonymous No.18841522]

You can broil broccoli until blackened it gets nice and light good for salads imo.

[Anonymous No.18841546]

>>18841399
I've yet to get my microwaved veggies to be as good as steamed or fried.

[Anonymous No.18841585]

>>18841546
For broccoli microwave is superior. If you want, after microwaving you can stir fry them for that crispy texture and seasoning for much less time

[Anonymous No.18842460]

Can boil broccoli in skillet I don't have a steamer strainer or is steaming still possible in a skillet with it strainer thing, I'm a little slow