I have a question about a vegetable.

[xiane]

For any of you who have eaten broccoli raab on a regular basis *looks at krasota* - is it usually bitter? Like more bitter than dandelion greens bitter? The recipe I used today didn't indicate at all that would be the case, or I would have parboiled it first O_O

Anyone?

Comments

[oceanic.livejournal.com]

Whenever I've had broccoli rabe (always seen it spelled that way) it's always been slightly bitter. I'd definitely recommend boiling it.

By the way, I recommend lots of browned garlic and olive oil.
And now I'm all hungry.

[xiane.livejournal.com]

You can spell it raab or rabe, very convenient ;)

I actually did chop it then sautee in browned garlic and oilive oil - we're on the same page! Next time there will be parboiling. Rob and I made this face when we tasted it: O_x

However, the fennel/parmesan polenta was a good foil for it. [yum!]

[oceanic.livejournal.com]

*drool*
Yes, our stomachs clearly speak the same language.

Worth noting that I was usually having the rabe/raab stuff with something heavily meat-based like lasagna or cannelloni, so that cut the bitterness a little.

[xiane.livejournal.com]

Lately I've really been into polenta. It is so EASY. And you can add a million different yummy things to it! Or cook it in a million different ways. I want to make the polenta "fries" I saw a recipe for the other day.


Mmmmmmm.