Broccoli-hmm!

Broccoli-hmm! J: That's a hard one. As you say it is on the bitter side. My suggestions would be to try and mix it with something else which is not on the bitter side and that may cut that aspect of it. You can mix it with cooked carrots, or roasted peppers, or sauteed onions (till carmelized). Those flavors happen to be on the sweet side and would counter act the bitterness. If you mixed it with any or all of these vegetables maybe over time your family would begin to like broccoli on it's own. You can also roast the broccoli by cutting it into the size you want, season with salt, pepper, garlic (if you wish) toss in a bit of olive oil (not a lot), lay it on a flat roasting pan in a 450 degree oven and roast for a bit. That will carmelize the broccoli a bit and bring out some of it's sugars. You can then serve the broccoli that way or add any combination of the above mentioned vegetables. Another option (whether on the roasted broccoli or on steamed broccoli) is to add a slight drizzle of olive oil with a sprinkling of Parmesan at the end of the cooking process. Leave the oil and cheese on for a few minutes in the pan so that the flavors have a chance to settle into the broccoli. You can instead go a bit toward the Chinese method and add a bit of sesame oil at the end. These are just for a flavor that distracts you from the bitterness. Hope this helps. If not let me know speak to you soon. pi