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Perhaps I'm cheating, or defeating the steaming purpose, but what follows is a ridiculously quick and simple way to season your broccoli giving it both depth and a light bite.
Just as your broccoli is about to be finished steaming, melt some butter in a pan. Just as it completely melts, turn the heat off and sprinkle the butter with some lime or lemon zest. Let it sit for a little bit as you get everything in order, and once the broccoli is in a dish, simply pour the small amount of butter and zest over the broccoli, then give it a few twists of black pepper, and -- the important final touch -- garlic salt. No, not that powdered stuff that comes in a shaker, but garlic-flavored sea salt. A few sprinkles of that gives that nice bite of salt and the richness of garlic, which is the perfect match to the citrus butter.
Added tip: I keep a jar of zest in my freezer from previously used key limes, so for this, I just picked up a pinch out of the jar and tossed it in the pan. Freezer zest is a great way to completely use up your fruit and quickly flavor a dish.
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11-03-2008 @4:06PM Michael Schmitt said... I steam using chicken broth that has been seasoned with a bit of garlic and pepper. I take the steamed broccoli and pour the seasoned chicken broth over the top and have a wonderfully flavored vegetable dish. This can be done with a vegetable broth and achieve the same effect.
Spinach is GREAT steamed/blanched this way too!
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11-03-2008 @5:33PM Linds said... This sounds delicious and very easy!
I know Nigella has a good recipe for livening up broccoli which uses butter, lemon juice, dijon mustard and capers. It's marginally more involved (you put the lemon, mustard and butter in a pan and whisk them together as the butter melts and then add the capers) but still very yummy.
The zest in the freezer idea is something I never would have thought of!
Linds
http://insearchofafullstomach.blogspot.com
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