Steaming veggies. What veggies do you steam?
By marguicha
@marguicha (224064)
Chile
May 30, 2020 7:58pm CST
Today I steamed a zucchini and ate it with homemade mayo. I had eaten a very late lunch so I was not very hungry.
Often I steam veggies to eat with mayonnaise. Zucchini are favorites and so are Brussels sprouts, asparagus and green beans. I like them almost al dente and served either with mayo or with a vinaigrette.
Do you steam or cook your veggies? I cook others, off course. I cook carrots, beets and fava beans.
Later I´ll take a cup of coffee.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
31 May 20
I steam sweet potatoes. A healthy and natural snack.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
1 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 So you meant pressure cooking. My eldest daughter uses the pressure cooker for potatoes.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
31 May 20
@marguicha it takes about 20 minutes to steam boil the sweet potatoes . I use pressure cooker and add water in it. put the sweet potatoes in the cooker and steam boil it . Take out after 4 wistles and cooling down.
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@LadyDuck (472251)
• Switzerland
31 May 20
I steam several vegetables, but not zucchini, I like them more sauteed in a pan or baked in the oven with some herbs and breadcrumbs on top to drain the excess water they release. I like steamed carrots, potatoes, asparagus, artichokes, cauliflowers, broccoli.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
I do so many things with zucchini that steaming is only one of them. And I have never steamed artichokes or potatoes, I prefer to cook them.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
@LadyDuck I will try the potatoes. How long does it take?
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@LadyDuck (472251)
• Switzerland
31 May 20
@marguicha Steamed potatoes are delicious, a lot better than boiled if you want to make a potato salad. I steam the big bottom of the very large artichokes, it's a first phase before filling and cooking in the oven.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
I have never cooked veggies in the microwave
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 Jun 20
@marguicha I have for years, it's much faster and they taste just as good. But then I'm a plain cook, I don't cook anything fancy.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
2 Jun 20
@RubyHawk I will try it. The only thing I don´t like is bland veggies. I like them al dente.
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@Miss_Leafy (4296)
• Colombia
31 May 20
I often steam vegetables. I steam broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans, etc.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
I forgot to mention cauliflower, my favorite veggie.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
2 Jun 20
@Miss_Leafy Never. I am an addict of baking it in olive oil with onions and sweet peppers.
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@Miss_Leafy (4296)
• Colombia
2 Jun 20
@marguicha 
I like it too. Have you tried steaming eggplant?
I like it too. Have you tried steaming eggplant?1 person likes this
@Manish107 (120)
• India
31 May 20
It is relly nice to steam them because by steaming it retains its nutrients but i prefer blanching and then saute with garlic and salt pepper.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
I love sautéed veggies too, but I don´t blanch them then.
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@Manish107 (120)
• India
31 May 20
@marguicha saute vegetables without blanching may take long to even al dente.
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@youless (112621)
• Guangzhou, China
1 Jun 20
@marguicha Now you learned this new way
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
31 May 20
I am more of a stir fry or raw salad with dressing guy. I don't like steamed because they are bland.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
Broccoli and cauliflower are very good steamed and you can check exactly how al dente do you whsh to have them
@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
31 May 20
I love steamed summer squash and zucchini. Do you ever grow okra?
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
31 May 20
@marguicha I found out about okra when I married Jay. They grow it in the southern states.
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@LindaOHio (183207)
• United States
31 May 20
I don't care for beets; and asparagus is not a favorite. I love Brussels sprouts, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, beans, etc.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
I would eat asparagus every day if they weren´t so expensive where I live. But maybe that´s why I like them so much.
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@marguicha (224064)
• Chile
31 May 20
I haven´t steamed carrots. Maybe I should try it.
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
31 May 20
Most of the times cook but I don't mind trying the steamed ones too. Njoy coffee. I'll have breakfast in few minutes
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