Freeze Drying Broccoli for Two Different Uses - As Ingredient in Recipes and as a Powder

Brenda's garden is bursting with Broccoli and the high temperatures are causing it to begin the flowering process. She's going to preserve a lot by freeze drying florets for use in future recipes and then powdering the stalks/stems. They they decided to try the powder in scrambled eggs..thus Green Eggs & Ham.

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[biffybilliamson]

Lovely video. Thank you for sharing. I love when people include their homestead in their cooking/ freeze drying videos. Beautiful garden and the extra hubby commentary was great!

[pennywillis]

🇦🇺I use all the stems even the thicker parts. For soup or in stock, I do the same for cauliflower stems.

[wandaarganbright]

I have always used my broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage stems. I will steam them and run them through my blender for homemade soups. They make great cream soups and sauces.

[MM-ocsb]

One hint I've learned along the way is to put a piece of plastic wrap over your blender jar before putting on the lid - it keeps your powder from going up into the lid - less waste of a precious commodity ! Great video and new subscriber 🤗 Especially appreciated the growing tips, too 😊

[pamclark]

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[JS-wjrl]

🤔 Why am I watching this, I don’t have a farm or even a dryer .. but I watched to the end and I subscribed too

[usm.]

So glad I found your video this morning! :-) There's a ton of useful info for a newbie, like me. :-)
Broccoli florets are amazing roasted and great in salads, pasta dishes, pizza, frittatas (think crust-less quiche)....ect.
The stems can be sliced about the width of a carrot coin or a little thinner and used in stir-fries and Mongolian BBQ. That's how I got my daughter to like broccoli 🥦 when she was very little. She didn't like the texture of the florets. Needless to say, she does. I used to just call them "stems". Lol

[arcticgypsy]

I really enjoyed your video. The music was a great sound and volume. You were pleasant to listen to, including the banter. Mostly, i really loved that you took it straight from the garden and explained everything as you went.

[terrim.]

Broccoli can be loaded until you don't see any bottom tray but not touching the top heating element.

Nice garden!!!

[Grandpaige]

Great video! I’ve just started my broccoli seeds and I’m super excited to freeze dry!

[emmalouise]

I do love broccoli. It’s my favourite vegetable. What a joy it is to be able to freeze dry your own food!

[LadyPeter]

Powdered broccoli is great for broccoli soup.

[amy]

BROCCOLI LEAF USE
1. Chips done either in a dehydrator OR freeze dryer like kale chips. Broccoli leaves are GREAT for this.

Blend a red, orange or yellow bell pepper with a little extra virgin olive oil (only a TAD if freeze drying), garlic cloves, a little apple cider vinegar, salt, nutritional yeast and a cayenne pepper or powder. Pour over your broccoli leaves and dehydrate or freeze dry.

DELICIOUS HEALTHFUL CHIPS

2. WRAPS
Broccoli leaves are big and beautiful for making veggie wraps filled with red cabbage, onion, bell pepper slices, sprouts, microgreens, carrot Juliennes, etc. with an Asian ginger tahini dressing.

We give them to our chickens, too, but we, especially ME, love to eat our broccoli leaves.

We’re a small, organic, regenerative, no-till, no-kill farm and we get A LOT of broccoli leaves late spring and fall! Yum!

[carolkantner]

I peal the big stalks and eat the soft inside. All the cool things to freeze dry. Someday I'll have mine

[carolclarkson]

I loved this video! Broccoli is such a nutritious vegetable. This was a great idea!

[suehogan]

That was a lot of work, but way to preserve a superfood ! Curious how it will be in broccoli cheese soup .

[judysears]

brocc stems and stocks are great for juicing!

[RutHevelyn]

Legal isso de triturar o brócolis 🥦… tal vez usar em sopas ou caldos…? Parabéns pela fartura da colheita…🥳🎊🎉

[susanclair]

Thank you for another great video. I wish I had a freeze dryer. There are so many fun things to do with one. I dehydrate my broc stocks and all. some i use for soups, and i make into seasoning