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silly question???

KateBarnhart85
KateBarnhart85 Posts: 125 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Sorry if I seem like a dumby asking this, but how do you cook broccoli in the microwave? Do I need to put it in water or just throw it on a plate and let it cook till tender?(it's frozen btw)

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  • IronSmasher
    IronSmasher Posts: 3,908 Member
    Ideally, in a tub with a vented lid and a centimetre or so of water in the bottom to help cook it with the steam
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    if its frozen, I put it in a microwave-safe bowl, add a little water, and then set the microwave for 7ish minutes and hit start
  • kappyblu
    kappyblu Posts: 654 Member
    Yes, a tablespoon or so of water and covered with plastic wrap or a lid and then microwaved for whatever the package says. :smile:
  • Sgriffin2382
    Sgriffin2382 Posts: 360 Member
    Ziploc makes these bags that are for steaming veggies in the microwave. I live by them! You can do frozen or fresh. It has times on the bag for just about everything :-)
  • tmasterson78
    tmasterson78 Posts: 3 Member
    I agree with what everyone else has posted, but if you ever have a chance purchase a Pampered Chef microwave steamer. I have two and neither are ever clean at the same time. I use them all the time to steam my veggies. The best thing is that it only takes about 2 minutes at the most to get great tasting veggies from the microwave.
  • Mommawarrior
    Mommawarrior Posts: 897 Member
    KATIE....eating broccoli....MY PROUDEST MOMENT AS YOUR AUNT YET!
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Don't cook broccoli in the microwave. Cooking broccoli in the microwave actually kills a lot of the nutritional value.
  • GenerationD05
    GenerationD05 Posts: 93
    If you want to cook them in the microwave, you can certainly use water. I like using lemon juice some days, though. I like how it tastes with lemon juice. Either with water or anything else, I put it in the microwave for 3 minutes... but some microwaves are different than others so the time might be different for you, but the amount of water/lemon juice/etc should generally be the same.
  • emmalene1984
    emmalene1984 Posts: 137 Member
    broccoli cooks so quick on the hob there is really no need to microwave it, however if for some reason (perhaps you don not have access to a hob) you have to use the microwave then yes, cover with a little water, and put a lid on it and cook in microwave for somewhere between 2-7mins , i would prob test it at 3mins, depends how hard or soft you want it. :-)
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