Sesame Buttered Broccoli Food

SESAME BUTTERED BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1 inch water to boiling. Add broccoli. Heat to boiling. Boil uncovered 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain well. Return broccoli to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir remaining ingredients until well mixed. Pour butter mixture over hot broccoli; toss to coat.

SESAME BROCCOLI, REALLY..IT'S GOOD!

Steps:

• Prepare the broccoli for cooking. Boil, steam and drain. Please DO NOT over cook! Generally 6-8 minutes to steam or boil is about right for crisp broccoli.
• Heat the sesame oil on a skillet or wok for 15 seconds over high heat. Add the sesame seeds and the broccoli.
• Stir fry until heated through.
• Remove from the pan to a serving dish, pour soy sauce over!

SOFT BUTTERED BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Set up a steamer basket in a 3-quart saucepan. Add enough water to come up to the bottom of the basket. Bring the water to a boil. Add the broccoli florets to the basket, cover and cook until the broccoli is soft and nearly falling apart but still holds its shape, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer the broccoli to a large bowl. Add the butter and gently toss; season with salt and pepper.

SESAME BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and prepare an ice bath.
• While the water comes to a boil, in a small nonstick skillet over low heat, refresh the toasted sesame seeds, stirring frequently, until oils are released and seeds are warmed through, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a mortar and pestle and grind until half the seeds are coarsely crushed. Alternatively, pulse once or twice in a food processor until half of the seeds are crushed.
• Transfer sesame seeds to a large bowl and add the oil, miso, soy sauce and vinegar; mix or whisk well.
• Once the water is boiling, blanch the broccoli by cooking it until bright green, about 1 minute, then drain and transfer to the ice water to cool. Drain well and pat dry.
• Add the cooked broccoli to the dressing, season with salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat. Serve at room temperature or refrigerate and serve chilled.

BROCCOLI WITH SESAME SEEDS

Steps:

• Toast sesame seeds in heavy small skillet over medium heat until golden, about 5 minutes.
• Set aside 1 tbs toasted sesame seeds.
• Place remaining sesame seeds in a spice grinder.
• Add salt and 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper; grind coarsely.
• Set sesame-red pepper mixture aside.
• Steam broccoli until crisp-tender, about 7 minutes.
• Transfer to large bowl.
• Add oil, 1 tbs reserved sesame seeds, remaining 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper and 2 tsp sesame-red pepper mixture; toss to combine.
• Serve, passing remaining sesame-red pepper mixture separately.

BROCCOLI WITH SESAME

Steps:

• Cook broccoli according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine oil, soy sauce, sugar and vinegar; heat on medium until sugar is dissolved and mixture is hot. Drain broccoli; place in a serving bowl. Drizzle with soy sauce mixture and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

SESAME-GARLIC BROCCOLI

Steps:

• In 10-inch skillet, heat 1 inch water to boiling. Add broccoli and boil uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain broccoli in colander and immediately rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Set broccoli aside.
• In small bowl, mix broth, rice wine, cornstarch and brown sugar until smooth.
• Sprinkle sesame seed evenly over bottom of same skillet. Heat over medium-low heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until browning begins. Then stir constantly until seeds are golden brown. Immediately remove seeds from skillet; set aside.
• In same skillet, heat vegetable oil and sesame oil over medium heat until oils shimmer. Add broccoli and cook about 1 minute, stirring frequently. Clear center of skillet and add garlic and gingerroot. Stir into broccoli and cook 1 minute longer; do not let garlic burn.
• Stir cornstarch mixture again to dissolve any lumps and add to skillet. Heat mixture to boiling, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 1 minute longer. Remove from heat and sprinkle with sesame seed.

GINGER BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Saute the broccoli over medium heat in sesame oil for 8 minutes.
• While broccoli is cooking, stir together the soy sauce, ginger, and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Add the soy mixture to the broccoli along with the water, cover and simmer for 2 minutes more.
• Serve at once.

SESAME GARLIC BROCCOLI S-C-J

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Spread the sesame seeds in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
• Bake in the oven for 12 minutes until fragrant and golden brown.
• When done, remove from hot pan into medium bowl to stop cooking.
• Mix the chopped garlic, sesame oil, chili sauce, and soy sauce.
• Using a vegetable peeler, peel the stalks of broccoli.
• Quarter the broccoli stalks lengthwise.
• Steam the broccoli in a vegetable steamer over water until it reaches desired tenderness.
• *If you like broccoli a little crunchy, steam for about 2 minutes.
• Remove broccoli and place in serving bowl.
• Drizzle the sauce over it and mix well.
• Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
• TIP:
• This vegetable dish keeps well and is delicious cold. Keep it airtight in your refrigerator.