Wicked Fast Broccoli

This Instructable grew out of my kids love for broccoli. Well, a special kind of broccoli. Whenever we would get dinner from the local Chinese restaurant, the kids could not eat enough of the broccoli that came with the meal. The bright green color, the crispy crunch, the sweet taste, it was hard not to understand why they would devour every last "little tree" in the tray. But, make it at home and they would turn up their nose to it. After a little experimenting, I found a way I could make a restaurant equivalent at home with little more than a bowl and a wet paper towel.

Step 1 Ingredients and Tools Needed

For this Instructable, you will need the following items:

- microwave-safe bowl (cereal bowl or larger)
- broccoli, as much as you can fit into the bowl you are using (or make multiple batches)
- a paring knife or similar small bladed implement
- cutting board
- paper towel
- microwave oven
- a small child to enjoy the broccoli (inner children do not count)

For the uninitiated, broccoli heads should be purchased and used as soon as possible. The heads (florets) should be bright green or even a shade of purple and be tightly bunched together. Any evidence of yellow flowers means the head is past its prime. The stalks should be firm and not too soft or rubbery.

Comments

[Standox]

Broccoli is my favorite food! http://cream-jam.ru/

[lafnbear]

Are you in/from Maine/New England? I don't hear/dsee "wicked" used that way elsewhere... I'm from Augusta originally; now in Iowa...

[Jiggsy]

My mother's family hails from New Hampshire and I had a great aunt from Maine, so the "wicked" adjective kind of pops up now and again thanks to them.

[mikeasaurus]

Wait...how fast?

[lafnbear]

Yes, he said "wicked fast"; New England region slang emphatic adjective for "very" or "really": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_slang#Lexicon

[ChapDad]

I'll definitely try this next time I do some broccoli. The Chap already likes broccoli, because it comes with a convenient handle. Maybe with this method we could get him to eat more than one 'little tree'

[jessyratfink]

Very nice. It seems I need to go make a child now.

[Penolopy Bulnick]

I do love broccoli!