afoona
vegetables

Broccoli in Cream and Garlic

Broccoli in cream and garlic - a luxurious, quick side that elevates any meal. The rich cream sauce coats every floret

⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cut the zucchini into florets.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    Cook the zucchini in boiling salted water 4 minutes, and drain.
    ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePotColander
    💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.
  3. 3
    Melt the butter and olive oil in a pan and fry the garlic until golden.
    StoveFrying pan
  4. 4
    Pour in the sour cream and bring to a gentle boil.
    Stove
  5. 5
    Add the nutmeg, white pepper and salt, and lay the zucchini in the sauce.
  6. 6
    Turn down the heat and simmer 5 minutes.
    ⚙ SimmeringStove
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  7. 7
    Sprinkle the Parmesan on top and serve hot.
344calories
8 gprotein
8 gcarbs
30 gfat
● protein 10%● carbs 9%● fat 81%

Per serving (187 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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