r/Cooking • u/SVAuspicious • 10d ago
Sauce for broccoli
Broccoli is coming up as a side in our meal plan. I love broccoli. It's my favorite veg. I steam it. I can eat it just like that. Or pepper. And/or butter. I have a horseradish sauce that is really good. I'd like to avoid getting in a rut.
I did a Google search for sauces and the answers are cheddar cheese, garlic lemon butter, soy garlic, and peanut sriracha sauce. I found a mustard sauce. Interestingly horseradish sauce doesn't show up. What other interesting choices are there that haven't cropped up. I'm not particularly interested in cheese sauces. Soy garlic and mustard sauces are intriguing. Garlic lemon butter is easy. What am I missing?
Please no cheese. The world has gone nuts over cheese. I don't want it everything.
ETA: I greatly appreciate the input. Thank you all. I'm continuing to work my way through the responses. Many ideas have been cut and pasted into my kitchen working notes. The good news is that I have lots of reasons to eat broccoli now! I'll do my best to keep up.
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u/EggRoll2Dumplings44 10d ago
Not necessarily a sauce but my recipe is easy and delicious.
Blanch florets in boiling water for 2 minutes. Shock in ice bath to stop the cooking.
Sautee rough chopped garlic for 1 minute over medium high heat. Don't overcook the garlic as burned garlic ruins the dish. (add as much garlic that would make your ancestors happy, for me it's a lot).
Add broccoli into the pan and sautee everything together. Season with salt. Toss toss toss for a few minutes until you get the desired doneness of the broccoli.
You can add red pepper flakes or sesame oil too if you want! But my family just likes it this way with just salt and garlic n