Thread: How do you look after vegetables?

I put them in a 'foodsaver bag' and pull a vacuum on them before heat sealing the bag.

This seems to extend the life of most veggies. I also go for 'harder or more solid / denserveg' (carrots, potatoes, etc.,)

For softer veg like cauliflour, brocoli, cabbage, I blanche (pop into boiling water for 5 mins), chill with ice water then vac and seal

Originally Posted by ladas

For softer veg like cauliflour, brocoli, cabbage, I blanche (pop into boiling water for 5 mins), chill with ice water then vac and seal

With broccoli and brussel sprouts, I cook them first. Then after they have cooled I throw them in the bin 'cos no one in theiir right mind would eat either of them.

Which reminds me of a mate's wife. She'd regularly buy bulk quantities of brussel sprouts to save money - to which her husband responded "Why, we don't eat them - we hate them!"

Ron

Originally Posted by p38arover

With broccoli and brussel sprouts, I cook them first. Then after they have cooled I throw them in the bin 'cos no one in theiir right mind would eat either of them.

Ron

Geez, Ron you had me worried when I first started reading that. I didn't think anyone ate brussel sprouts.



Martyn

Originally Posted by p38arover

With broccoli and brussel sprouts, I cook them first. Then after they have cooled I throw them in the bin 'cos no one in theiir right mind would eat either of them.

Ron

Couldn't agree more Ron. Reminds me of the recipe for cooking / eating a certain well known bird (which it is just a little illegal to take from the wild).

Pluck and clean said bird and place in a large container of boiling water with a housebrick.

When housebrick becomes soft, discard the bird and eat the brick.

Originally Posted by BMKal

Couldn't agree more Ron. Reminds me of the recipe for cooking / eating a certain well known bird (which it is just a little illegal to take from the wild).

Pluck and clean said bird and place in a large container of boiling water with a housebrick.

When housebrick becomes soft, discard the bird and eat the brick.

ive heard of almost the same method for the same bird........
but this method said to use a rock instead of a brick.........

maybe this is for medium rare......?

I'm sure only women like broccoli and brussel sprouts. It must be in their genetic makeup.

Ron

I love broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, but I can't stand brussell sprouts. How anyone can say they taste like cabbage gets me.

Originally Posted by p38arover

I'm sure only women like broccoli and brussel sprouts. It must be in their genetic makeup.

Ron

more or less correct! It's actually due to biochemical receptors that genetically some of us have and others don't.... a bit like attached/detached earlobes or eye/hair/skin colour.

We did a test during Uni days to show this - a piece of paper soaked in a sugary solution of a certain chemical (I forget what!)... 80+% of the group could taste it (it was vile!), but a few couldn't and could not understand the fuss over a piece of sugary paper... guess what - it was the same flavanoid found in brussel sprouts!