An important step you might be missing when cooking broccoli is blanching it first. The technique entails placing food in boiling water or exposing it to steam for a short time and rapidly cooling it.

Our two best, expert-approved methods. Blanching is an essential technique for parcooking vegetables so they retain their color and crispness. Blanching broccoli is useful before freezing and ...

Blanching (scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time) is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen successfully. It slows or stops the enzyme action which can cause loss ...

Ah, broccoli is having a resurgence in popularity. Every where I turned this week I ran into another story, another recipe.

1. In a pot bring water to the boil, add the pinch of salt and a drizzle of oil to blanch the broccoli and cauliflower florets. This is come back to the boil for a couple of minutes. Then lift out ...