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How To Blanch And Sauté Vegetables

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How To Blanch And Sauté Vegetables
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Vegetables can be hit or miss. They're a great source of vitamins and minerals, but cooking them properly can be a disaster. Blanching and sautéing vegetables bring out their natural flavor and health benefits. Follow our chef, CJ -aka- Chris Jacobson's (finalist on the hit TV show Top Chef) technique and master every vegetable! Enlarge Vegetables can be hit or miss. They're a great source of vitamins and minerals, but cooking them properly can be a disaster. Blanching and sautéing vegetables bring out their natural flavor and health benefits. Follow our chef, CJ -aka- Chris Jacobson's (finalist on the hit TV show Top Chef) technique and master every vegetable!

Step 1: Blanch And Drip Dry

  • 250 g broccolini, uncooked
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • ½ medium shallot, diced
  • 2 cups (500ml) ice water
  • olive oil
  • lemon juice, to taste
  • pepper (ground), to taste

Step 2: Perfect Sauté

In a medium sauté pan, coat the bottom of the pan with olive oil and add the blanched vegetables. Add 1/2 diced shallot to the pan and salt and pepper to taste. Continue by adding a drizzle of olive oil and sauté on a medium heat for 5 minutes, or until the shallots are translucent. Finish by adding a squeeze of lemon juice.

Remove the vegetables to a plate and drizzle the vegetables with lemon juice and olive oil (if desired). Serve hot and enjoy!
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  1. cutething

    Reminded me just a wee bit of the boom goes the dynamite guy. "There's a pretty girl!"

  3. nirja

    how much oil is he gonna use for such a small amount of brocolli????