1984: This is a simple dish that is nearly too simple to justify a recipe. I updated the first paragraph below to add information that I find most people don\u2019t know.
\nThis is a great accompaniment to roast beef or about anything else that can stand the lemon bite.<\/p>\n
Add about \u00bd inch of water<\/strong> to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add 1 tsp salt.<\/strong><\/p>\n Add broccoli<\/strong> and boil until crisp tender, 2 to 3 minutes. The water is really for steam, so the broccoli<\/strong> won\u2019t be covered.<\/p>\n In a small saucepan warm the butter, lemon juice, salt<\/strong> and pepper<\/strong> over medium heat, stirring, until butter<\/strong> melts.<\/p>\n Transfer broccoli<\/strong> to a heated bowl and pour sauce<\/strong> over the broccoli.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yield: 4 Servings Scott Nowell 1984: This is a simple dish that is nearly too simple to justify a recipe. I updated the first paragraph below to add information that I find most people don\u2019t know. This is a great accompaniment to roast beef or about anything else that can stand the lemon bite. 2bunches of broccoli 4TBS unsalted butter 1TBS fresh lemon juice \u00bctsp salt \u00bctsp freshly ground pepper The outer surface of the bottom of stems on a…<\/p>\n
\nT<\/strong>he outer surface of the bottom of stems on a bunch of broccoli<\/strong> is often quite tough, but that is easy to fix. Cut the bottom half inch off to get rid of the dry end. Then, peel the bottom few inches of the broccoli<\/strong> with a vegetable peeler.\u00a0 Separate the broccoli<\/strong> into spears of the desired size. Rather than tossing out the stem,<\/strong> cut it on a diagonal into 1\/8 to \u00bc inch thick coins. When cooking, put the stem<\/strong> pieces in the boiling water<\/strong> about a minute ahead of the spears.<\/strong><\/p>\n