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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Brains trust. I somehow have inherited 5 heads of broccoli that I need to use this week.

Recommendations? (Other than soup which is sorta my last ditch option...)

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Make a gratin. Blanch the rest and then freeze them.

    How to freeze broccoli

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've never made a gratin in my life and I haven't been having that much dairy recently so wondering if I want to go down that route. But blanching and freezing looks like a winner - that way my friends can use some when they come back too! Thanks for that link

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I can't see why you can't make it with coconut cream or another alternative. As for cheese it uses such a tiny amount you could skip it all together. Top it with breadcrumbs and butter/margarine/spread/oil. Very easy to do and there would be so many vegan recipes out there for you to try.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Not going to lie I'm definitely not a fan of a lot of the non dairy alternatives in dishes like gratin :( I feel like maybe I might go for something less stodgy. Might change my mind tomorrow though...

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  • [+] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've definitely got broc and tuna pasta on the list for one of the heads... I couldn't do more than one head with pasta though. Reckon I'd get sick of it

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Add some anchovies and capers.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Definitely adding those, I love the combination of anchovies and broccoli

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I vote for doing some cheese and cauliflower style pies, as they freeze well.

    I’m not experienced with making pies and the online recipes look annoying. But I’d probably steam the veg, make a roux cheese sauce with garlic and onion powder, mix, then either use a pie maker or do pastie shapes with premade pastry sheets. It’s uh… a hand pie. Yeah.

    Wait shit it is

    Edit: You can also make a few different meals with it, it doesn’t have to be just one

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    You could make a broccoli frittata. My favourite pasta has broccoli fried with bacon, onion, pesto and a dash of cream, all done while the pasta is cooking. You could do those Indian style vege Fritters. Or a chicken and broccoli stir fry with hoisin or cashews.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    shiitake, chinese cabbage, vermicellii, red bean curd, and really just any vegetables capable of soaking up juice, for this: https://en.christinesrecipes.com/2010/02/braised-vegetables-with-red-fermented.html

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh! I didn't read the recipe :P Didn't know there's oyster sauce there. I just fry the red bean curd with ginger for a bit and then put the chinese cabbage in, followed by the rest of the veggies and what not. Baby corn goes well in there too. Do not eat immediately. The longer it sits in the fridge the better it tastes.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Wait, didn’t Smeg or someone have a broccoli pasta they really liked? A while ago a few DT regulars were cooking it for dinner. Broccoli was cooked down into a liquidy looking sauce, I can’t find it.

    But Tin Eats is a very popular DT recipe site so maybe it was theirs https://www.recipetineats.com/quick-broccoli-pasta/ It uses two whole heads

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ah yes now that you mention it I do remember! That would actually be a perfect use of this broccoli glut. I think maybe it was styled off this https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/broccoli-and-anchovy-penne-20140310-34gsq.html

    Where the broccoli is grated to help it become liquidy

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