{"id":148,"date":"2009-03-02T16:06:38","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forthillfarm.com\/news\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2009-03-02T16:06:38","modified_gmt":"2009-03-03T00:06:38","slug":"broccoli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/?page_id=148","title":{"rendered":"Broccoli"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular vegetable that needs no introduction.\u00a0 <\/span>We are fortunate enough to see a couple of times throughout the season in the Spring and Fall.\u00a0 <\/span>Broccoli is a tough vegetable to grow in the Spring and is more commonly grown in the Fall.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Storage and Handling:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Broccoli is best used within 3 days but can be stored for up to a week in your fridge crisper drawer wrapped loosely in a plastic bag.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s important that the bag is not airtight; broccoli needs room to breathe even after it\u2019s been harvested.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before use, soak your broccoli upside down in water so that any stow away critters can float to the top and be removed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Culinary Uses:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Broccoli can be roasted, steamed, boiled, saut\u00e9ed, cooked in soups, baked, and eaten raw in your salad or as crudit\u00e9s.\u00a0 <\/span>Don\u2019t overcook your broccoli or it will become mushy and lose most of its nutritional value.\u00a0 <\/span>When broccoli is cooked, it should still be bright green and crisp.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Freezing Method:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Broccoli freezes really well for a nice treat in the deep of winter.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Rinse your broccoli and cut into the size pieces you want to freeze.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Bring a large pot of water to boil.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Submerge as much broccoli as will fit in the pot, make sure all the broccoli is covered by water.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Blanch in boiling water for about 1 minute and then immediately transfer to an ice bath to stop the cooking and cool the broccoli.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Once the broccoli is cool, allow it to drain out all the excess water.\u00a0 <\/span>I like to spin it in my salad spinner. Fill freezer bags with your broccoli; remove as much air as possible, seal and store in your freezer for up to a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    A popular vegetable that needs no introduction.\u00a0 We are fortunate enough to see a couple of times throughout the season in the Spring and Fall.\u00a0 Broccoli is a tough vegetable to grow in the Spring and is more commonly grown in the Fall. \u00a0 Storage and Handling: Broccoli is best used within 3 days but…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}