Broccoli should be washed and then broken. You can't cut it with a knife. Cutting with a knife will spread out a lot, which is not beautiful. Secondly, it takes a lot of time to clean up. It is recommended to break it by hand. The size of a flower depends on personal needs. The root below can be cut with a knife. Cut the head and stem of broccoli with a knife, don't cut it too deep, and then separate or tear it with a little force, because cutting it too deep will cut off the bud and break the whole bud a lot.
The dietary fiber and nutritional value of broccoli roots can not be ignored, which has a good effect on intestinal health. When choosing broccoli, you should choose fresh flowers, and the roots will not be old. In addition to frying broccoli, you can also blanch the flower balls and cauliflower roots and let them cool. Cooking should not be heated for too long to prevent the loss of effective ingredients.
Edible value of broccoli
The edible parts of broccoli are mainly crisp stems, short and tender buds and tightly combined spherical buds. Broccoli is rich in nutrition. The edible part of 100g contains about 89g of water, 3.6g of protein and 5.9g of carbohydrates. It is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, a considerable amount of vitamin B 1, B2 and inorganic substances such as phosphorus, iron and calcium. Its color is bright green, its taste is fragrant, its stems are crisp and tender, its quality is better than kale, and its flavor is better than cauliflower.
Medical research shows that broccoli contains anti-cancer substance glucose isothiocyanate, which can prevent the growth of early cancer cells and has special health care function, so Europeans, Americans and Japanese especially like to eat it.