A popular way to cook broccoli removes potentially cancer-fighting compounds from it — here's the best way you should cook it instead.
I did not know that...but now thats the way i will cook it from now on.
If you're like me, you're used to popping some broccoli into a boiling pot of water until it's cooked.
Even the potentially cancer-fighting proteins called glucosinolates break down when they're overcooked by being boiled.
To figure out a better, simpler way, we chatted with Dan Souza, the executive editor of Cook's Science at America's Test Kitchen and one of the authors of "The Science of Good Cooking."
His solution? Put your broccoli in the microwave. That doesn't mean just plopping it on a plate and throwing it in there, though.
Here's what you're going to do:
Fill a large glass bowl with broccoli.
Add a tablespoon or so of water to the bowl.
Cover the bowl with a plate.
Microwave your setup on high for a few minutes.
Enjoy!
"You're essentially steaming it inside there," Souza told Business Insider. "There's really no place for nutrients to go. it stays in the vegetable."
Souza said his microwave method is even better than steaming the veggies over boiling water, when it's still possible for some of the nutrients to leach into the water.
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