Omelet wrote on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:34:22 -0500:

??>> Omelet wrote:
??>>> Here, it's usually shrimp or Broccoli.
??>>>
??>>> I've finally gone to simply cooking those separately.
??>>>
??>>> Broccoli is SO easily cooked to mush; I now just steam
??>>> it on it's own and add it to the final dish. Timing is
??>>> everything.
??>>>
??>> I have never thought to pre-cook broccoli before adding it
??>> to a dish and it makes perfect sense. I feel a
??>> slap-your-forehead-*duh*-kind-of-moment, here. <g> It
??>> would help tremendously in a stir-fry if it was
??>> steamed first; broccoli seems to take the longest.
??>> Thanks!

Sorry, can't resist: broccoli should never be cooked for me or
served to me. Raw, it can be used to pick up a dip. Actually,
I'm not quite telling the truth since I quite like the *stems*
cooked for a couple of minutes and served cold with a
vinaigrette (Hungarian I believe). Broccolini will also work
that way for me.

My candidate for overcooking, based on suffering thro' a British
upbringing, is Brussels Sprouts. After much more than three
minutes cooking I won't eat them tho' I actually like them
cooked to my taste.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not