Discover the Secret to Perfectly Tasty Broccoli: Cook It in Just 3 Minutes!

Broccoli is one of those common vegetables that, if cooked wrong, will taste bland. Boiling the vegetable results in mushy, bitter broccoli lacking in nutritional value, and roasting can take a lot of time.

Instead, cooking enthusiasts Sahra and Jessica, behind the Pretty Providence blog, claim another method is the "best ever", and you only need four main ingredients for it. They said: "If you need a good broccoli recipe , look no further, because this is the best ever. I must admit, I am not a huge vegetable person. Until, of course, I was introduced to this steamed broccoli recipe.

"Oh my goodness. It is seriously good. Guess what the best part is? It is steamed in the microwave. Not only is this steamed broccoli seasoning delicious, it is so fast and easy."

Steamed broccoli takes three minutes of steaming time before it is tender and ready to eat, and it doesn't dry out.

Ingredients

523g broccoli

One quarter cup of water

One tablespoon of olive oil

Two teaspoons of lemon juice

One quarter teaspoon of garlic salt

One quarter teaspoon of thyme

Pepper, to taste

Method

Start by placing broccoli in a shallow bowl and add thyme, garlic salt, lemon juice, olive oil and toss. Add water.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and steam it in the microwave for four minutes. Let it sit for another three minutes before removing it from the microwave.

If you like your broccoli to still have some crunch, cook it for less time-three to four minutes is perfect.

Alternatively, if you like your broccoli to be soft, steam it for a full seven minutes in the microwave.

The most important thing to know about steaming broccoli is that cooking it for more than seven minutes at the most risks overcooking it.

Once it's seasoned, steamed broccoli pairs nicely with almost anything - serve it next to a roast dinner, sausage and mash or alongside a fillet of salmon.

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