Cool tip for Steaming Broccoli - Ice Bath!

Tonight I am making Spaghetti Brocco! This is one of my favourite pasta dishes because theres no meat involved (not a huge fan of chicken, beef, etc) and its pretty easy to make!! Of course, I start off with my fresh homemade tomato sauce - no jarred stuff dont forget !! I will be posting later this evening on the pasta dish however in the meantime I wanted to share a really cool tip for steaming your broccoli and locking in it's freshness!

Cut up your broccoli into small little heads so that each broccoli piece can be eaten in one bite. Once you have done this, wash the broccoli very well because it is usually extremely dirty!

Bring some water up to a high boil and throw your broccoli in for about 3-5 minutes! We don't want the broccoli to completely cook as it will be in contact with more heat later on once the pasta has boiled.

While your broccoli is boiling away, fill a large boil half way with ice cubs and then pour some ice cold water on top of the ice until the water comes up about 3/4 of the bowl.

After the 3-5 minutes is up and your broccoli is ready to be pulled out of the water, with a small strainer take each piece of broccoli out and put it right into this cold ice bath !

This little trick ensures that your broccoli comes to a complete STOP in terms of cooking and it seals in the nice bright green colour!

:)