It feels like the dishes that require the least amount of ingredients are sometimes the trickiest to perfect. Let’s take fresh broccoli, for example: If you steam or boil it for a few minutes, the ...

From steaming to sautéing, the way you cook broccoli can make or break its nutritional value. Here’s what science says about ...

Broccoli is a vegetable workhorse, adding green to any meal that needs a nutritional punch. Once you find a cooking method that you like, it’s never a chore to chow down on some broccoli. Maybe you ...

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Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Broccoli is healthy, but how you cook it affects how well its vitamins and protective compounds ...

Chopping broccoli and letting it rest for 30–90 minutes before cooking helps maximize sulforaphane formation. Gentle cooking methods like steaming (up to five minutes) preserve more nutrients than ...