24 February 2011 - Vegetables

·         Vegetables that grow underground you start cooking with cold water with the lid on

E.g. carrots, potatoes etc.

·         Vegetables that grow above the ground, you cook with boiling water. You blanche it for 2 to 5 minutes.

·         All green vegetables you cook with the lid off. This is so that the impurities can exit the vegetable.

·         Mushrooms you don’t wash because it absorbs water. You wipe it with a soft damp cloth.

·         Mielies: blanche,

Close to hot water as possible,

Lid half off.