How long does it take to cook broccoli to make it tasty and healthy? Cooking rules and recipes

A lot of research has been done about broccoli. The latter have proved an anti-inflammatory, general tonic effect exerted on the human body by eating and, even an anti-cancer effect, due to the formation of sulfarophane.

This product is truly a storehouse of vitamins and minerals, which has been used in cooking for centuries.

Cabbage is recommended for use by nursing mothers, children as complementary foods, adolescents, adults and the elderly; how to bring it to readiness and how much to cook fresh and frozen you will learn from this article.

Is it necessary to use boiled product during cooking?

Broccoli can be eaten raw, and you can also boil, fry and stew. Being a hypoallergenic product, this plant is used as a complementary food for babies from 8 months. When cooking mashed potatoes for a child, heat treatment is obligatory not only of the frozen vegetable, but also in any other form.

The benefits and harms of the product

Broccoli is an excellent food for:

• diabetes patients;
• pregnant and lactating women;
• children and the elderly;
• people especially prone to atherosclerosis;
• who recently suffered viral diseases (exclusively for the rapid recovery of the immune system).

Also boiled cabbage is used as a product with a low calorie diet, which is important for those who watch their figure. Broccoli is well influenced by the use of vegetables on the skin. Removes toxins. Sulfarofan blocks and prevents the development of cancer cells in the body.

This plant contains a large number of substances that positively affect the human body:

• potassium;
• calcium;
• phosphorus;
• copper;
• iron;
• iodine;
• carotene;
• zinc;
• vitamin C.

Chemical indicators per 100 grams of the product, steamed or boiled have:

We offer to watch a video about the benefits and cautions when eating broccoli:

How much time is brewed?

1. How to cook cabbage, based on its age:
   • if it is fresh, then it is boiled for 5 minutes in boiling salted water until ready;
   • with a higher degree of maturity, it must be cooked for about 7-9 minutes.
2. If the product is subject to freezing, the cooking time is increased to 10-12 minutes from the moment of re-boiling.
3. When cooking baby puree, cooking time is desirable to increase to 11-14 minutes.

We offer to see the form of how much broccoli should be boiled in order to preserve all the useful substances:

Step by Step Cooking Instructions

To properly cook broccoli, you must consider some of the features:

1. First you need to carefully disassemble into inflorescences and rinse under cool running water.
2. If the broccoli is frozen, then you do not need to defrost it before cooking: just cook it a little longer than fresh: 11-14 minutes. You can eat cabbage fresh, wash it well enough.
3. If it is a head of fresh cabbage, then it is enough to soak it in cold water for about an hour, and then put it whole in a pot of boiling salted water.

In the pan

Drop the inflorescences into boiling salted water for 3-8 minutes, then drain: if everything is done correctly, the cabbage will become softer, but its color will not change.

In the multicooker

• When using the "Steam" mode, broccoli is prepared for 20-25 minutes.
• When using the "Multipovar" mode, the cooking time takes about 12-15 minutes.

Recipes

With cheese and chicken fillet in the oven

Ingredients:

• Frozen broccoli: 0.5 kg.
• Milk: 200 ml.
• Chicken eggs: 2 pcs.
• Hard Cheese: 100g.
• Butter: 2 tbsp.
• Chicken fillet: 400 gr.
• Salt: to taste.
• Dry spices: to taste.

Calorie content: 120 kk per 100 grams of the finished dish.

1. Melted butter in a pan, then add broccoli.
2. Fry in oil for 3-5 minutes.
3. Chicken fillet cut into pieces of 1-2 cm.
4. We shift first the pieces of chicken, then the roasted inflorescences in the baking dish.
5. Prepare the sauce: beat eggs, add milk, hard cheese (finely grated beforehand), salt and pepper.
6. Fill the resulting sauce with cabbage and chicken.
7. We heat the oven to 200-220 degrees.
8. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

We offer to see the form on how to make a broccoli and chicken breast casserole:

In the breadcrumbs in the oven

Ingredients:

• Fresh broccoli: 0.5 kg.
• Mozzarella: 100 gr.
• Chicken eggs: 2 pcs.
• Hard Cheese: 100g.
• Breadcrumbs: 120 gr.
• Salt: to taste.
• Ground black pepper: to taste.

Calorie content: 150 kk per 100 grams of the finished dish.

1. Fresh cabbage cut into small pieces.
2. Add eggs to chopped vegetable, grated cheeses and all other ingredients.
3. Stir well.
4. Cover the baking paper with baking paper.
5. We form small bits from the resulting mixture.
6. Gently lay out on a baking dish.
7. Place the pan in the preheated oven (190-200 degrees) for 15 minutes.
8. Then turn the meatballs to the other side and bake for another 10 minutes to form a golden crust on top.
9. Turn off, give the dish a little cool in the oven.

Conclusion

Broccoli cabbage is by its properties the most useful, among all cabbages in the world. The fact that it contains sulfarofan, speaks of its uniqueness and possible use in medicine. Proper, easy assimilation of vegetables by the body, the effect of cabbage on the immune system and the general condition of the body are scientifically proven more than once.

The possibility of eating cabbage in the period of lactation and the introduction of a baby up to a year into the feed of the baby speaks about safety and hypoallergenicity. In addition to all the above useful properties - it is not only useful, but also very tasty.