https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 06:13:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311448 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 10:36:17 +0000 Grace 1311448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about using a wok and doing a stir-fry method? That's how I saute veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311383 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 09:29:15 +0000 erwoo 1311383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely add some water to it and don't turn the heat up too high, especially using a cast iron pan. I always add some water to steam all veggies when I saute it. It helps cook it faster and you can always dry out the water a little bit after you open the lid. You can also add some salt but I find that it's too salty when I do that so I just add it in the end and very little since we are a low sodium family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311374 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 09:16:32 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1311374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meganmp: @MamaMoose: @lovehoneybee: @chopsuey: @Espion: @Kimberlybee: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311279 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 02:46:30 +0000 Kimberlybee 1311279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: You are so talented with a gift of gab! That was just too funny. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311109 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:41:28 +0000 lovehoneybee 1311109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311103 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:37:07 +0000 mrbee 1311103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: That hurt me in my feels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311099 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:34:27 +0000 Espion 1311099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: LOL!! I am so glad I read this thread. :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311076 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:18:21 +0000 lovehoneybee 1311076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: I have never wished that HB had a Like or Upvote button more than I do right this second! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311070 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:14:49 +0000 chopsuey 1311070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL!!! at the words you should stop saying if you're over 30. HAHA. </p> <p>I've never had a problem with burning broccoli! Usually oil + low heat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311058 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:59:27 +0000 mrbee 1311058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessKas: That's how Bee cooks veggies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311032 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:40:59 +0000 JessKas 1311032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Steam-saute it! This explains it well:<br /> <a href="http://nerdynutritionist.typepad.com/blog/2013/03/level-up-steam-saute.html" rel="nofollow">http://nerdynutritionist.typepad.com/blog/2013/03/level-up-steam-saute.html</a></p> <p>Also, cast iron retains heat really well, so you only need to cook it on low. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1311024 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:32:49 +0000 meganmp 1311024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: you have officially solidified your place in my heart as my most favorite person of 2013, beating out both of my children and my husband. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310794 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:10:24 +0000 mrbee 1310794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: haha ok.</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: Sautéing helps with the caramelization, I think </p> <p>@Mrs. Twine: It's a gas range, but yah... I think the heat is a major factor here. Also, I should've used the wooden spoon more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310517 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:07:31 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1310517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Give me the list. I WILL go there ;) Glad I could help you out. It was kinda fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310513 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:05:26 +0000 MamaMoose 1310513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Oh friend, you have brought such joy to my NYE. I just busted out laughing at my desk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310506 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:03:58 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1310506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: When Mr. Bee said amazeballs was totes inappropriate I thought, "That hurt me in my feels. I could totally cut a bitch," (I know, right?) but then I simmered down because that would just be cray-cray. </p> <p>Happy New Year's to you ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310477 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:56:44 +0000 Kate6214 1310477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I partially steam in the microwave with water then throw it all in the pan to sauté. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310465 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:53:04 +0000 MamaMoose 1310465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Aaannnnddd....GO!</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-ball/7-things-you-totes-need-to-stop-saying-if-youre-over-30_b_4375298.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-ball/7-things-you-totes-need-to-stop-saying-if-youre-over-30_b_4375298.html</a></p> <p>*P.S. Correction, it was HuffPo, not buzzfeed" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310449 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:46:29 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1310449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Give me the list! I am 31. I will use every single word. In the SAME SENTENCE. And I will attempt very hard to make it gramatically correct.</p> <p>@mrbee: You have an electric stovetop? I'm thinking that's part of your problem-- electric coils are either on, or off-- so they reach a set temperature by cycling (so high is usually always on, medium might be half/half, etc.). I wouldn't rule out cast iron entirely, but you might need to use a lower heat than what the recipe states to get the desired result. You'll have to play around a little and make friends with your stovetop to figure out how to translate things like "medium high heat" to your particular range. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310408 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:34:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1310408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just always steam it. Is there a reason you needed to sauté it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310398 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:31:10 +0000 MamaMoose 1310398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I read a buzzfeed list of words that are not acceptable to use once you hit your 30s. Amzeballs was included. I have 7 months until my 30th birthday so I gotta squeeze in as many uses as possible before then!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310370 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:22:15 +0000 mrbee 1310370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: agreed, roasted veggies are fantastic! Amazeballs, however, is not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310366 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:21:17 +0000 looch 1310366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: ohhh, sounds good!</p> <p>I cook the broccoli until it turns bright green, you'll know it when you see it. It goes deep green, bright green then to olive green (overcooked). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310364 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:20:23 +0000 T-Mom 1310364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: not very long at all really, like a minute... Also if you season it with salt almost right away after you start sautéing, it draws some moisture out so it's not such a dry sauté that might burn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310345 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:14:27 +0000 MamaMoose 1310345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Freckles: I roast everything. Seriously. I used to think brussel sprouts were disgusting..... until I roasted them. Roasted brussel sprouts are amazeballs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310341 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:13:03 +0000 mrbee 1310341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: alas I was baking apple chips at the time!</p> <p>@T-Mom: How long until it turns bright green? And how much do you move the broccoli around in the pan?</p> <p>@matador84: Yup olive oil here too... maybe my heat was too high though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310340 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:13:01 +0000 Freckles 1310340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I totally agree roasted broccoli is amazing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310335 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:12:29 +0000 Freckles 1310335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would not saute broccoli in a cast iron!</p> <p>i either par-boil the broccoli first or sautee and then add some water to finish it off. It depends on the recipe, of course! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310326 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:10:31 +0000 MamaMoose 1310326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always always roast my broccoli. I coat it with a little olive oil, lemon juice, garlic salt, and grated parmesan and then roast in the oven. DELICIOUS. Even LO will eat it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-secret-to-sauteing-broccoli-without-burning-it#post-1310323 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:09:44 +0000 matador84 1310323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you use vegetable oil? I typically use olive oil and stainless steel pan and never burned it. Not sure if that makes the difference or not! </p>