CREAMY BROCCOLI SIDE DISH
This make-ahead indulgent Creamy Broccoli side dish with parmesan is the perfect roast dinner side dish for special occasions like Christmas.
Equipment
- Medium-large saucepan + steamer basket
- Scales (measuring spoons US)
- Foil
Ingredients
- 2 medium broccoli heads, around 500g / 1lb 1oz
- 30 g salted butter
- 150 ml double cream
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 30 g grated parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200ºc / 180ºc fan / 400ºf / gas 6.
- Cut the broccoli into florets (no more than 2 inch in size), leaving no more than 1 inch of stalk below each one.
- Heat an inch of water in a lidded medium saucepan, bring to a boil. Then and add in your steamer basket and the broccoli. Cover and steam for 10-12 minutes until the stalks are just tender. Remove and set aside. Drain out the water.
- Over a medium-low heat, melt the butter in the same saucepan and then add in the broccoli. Stir gently for 1 minute. Add in the cream, salt and pepper. Cook for a further 3 minutes, stirring every so often.
- Spoon into a medium-small oven proof dish that just fits the broccoli in an even layer. Sprinkle over the parmesan.
- Cover loosely with foil, transfer to the oven and bake for 20 Minutes (25 mins if prepared ahead and cooking from cold).
Notes
Making in Advance
You can make this broccoli side the day before. Once you’ve completed steps 2-5, cover tightly with clingfilm and transfer to the fridge. Remove 30 minutes-1 hour before ready to bake to bring up to room temp. Remove clingfilm and continue to step 6 and bake it for an extra 5 minutes.Baby & Toddler
Either leave set aside a little steamed broccoli for them to have plain (you may want to keep steaming it a little longer) or omit the salt from the cook and use a slotted spoon to dish up their broccoli, which will allow excess cream to drip off. If serving them some previously steamed broccoli, reheat in the microwave when you are getting ready to dish up.
Baby-Led Weaning - serve as whole florets.
Spoon Fed Weaning - roughly chop and add to your stick blender pot (6 months) or mini-food chopper (7-12 months) along with the rest of their meal. Purée for 6 month olds with liquid added (warm boiled water or low-salt stock), pulse until finely chopped for 7-9 month olds, with a little liquid added, and go for a more lumpy, chopped consistency for 10-12 month olds, liquid added if needed.
1 Year + Chop into bite-size pieces
YOUNGER CHILDREN & FUSSY EATERS
If they aren’t a fan of creamy sauces, lift out some broccoli for them with a slotted spoon and allow the excess cream to drip off. If they like creamy sauces but not a big broccoli fan, toss their broccoli through the cream once baked, so it’s coated fully.
Nutrition
Serving: 6gCalories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 8gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 193mgPotassium: 675mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1801IUVitamin C: 181mgCalcium: 157mgIron: 2mg
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