Comment on Boy Dinner

• GeriatricGambino@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Vegetables cooked in boiling water have a slightly adjustable cooking time window depending on the level of firmness you prefer, but they are never supposed to be “mushy”

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Boiled = (to me) cooked like a noodle.
    Blanching should be what you are referring to.

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    • GeriatricGambino@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Blanching is not what I’m referring to. Blanching is a very short time in boiling water, usually not enough to cook something, followed by a plunge in cold water, so if you stop there your food will also be cold. It is a pre cooking step, done either done to preserve color/texture (if I boil small chopped up leek before making “fondue de poireaux”), or to neutralize bitterness/sourness (if I make lemon slices confit in syrup).

      What I’m referring to is following the cooking charts your might find in a culinary school textbook about vegetables, because you can absolutely cook any vegetable to steaming hot perfection in just salted boiling water, even broccoli or Brussels sprouts.

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• Johnmannesca@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How about steamed?

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  • Tja@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Steamed are OK, but broiled with light charring/caramelization is the sweet spot.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We can discuss that.

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• Dozzi92@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think the boiled part was a joke to add to the otherwise pedestrian meal. And no hate on macheesyfingers, it’s just not some culinary extravagance.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fair.

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• Dreamcatcher@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I do.

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  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Be my guest. But not in my kitchen :p I will blanch or roast (broil?) it.

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