Battered broccoli in a frying pan

A light snack or addition to a main dish can be battered broccoli in a frying pan. Its tender flesh, retaining a certain firmness, is packed in a crispy batter crust, and any sauce (for example – ranch, mayonnaise or tomato) will elevate the taste of this extraordinarily healthy cabbage to perfection.

Yield: 4 servings.

Preparation time: 30 minutes.

Caloric content: 120 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Ingredients

• 1 head of broccoli – 350 g;
• egg – 1 pc;
• salt – a pinch for the batter and 0.5 tbsp for boiling;
• paprika – 0.5 tsp;
• sour cream – 120 g;
• flour – 40 g.

Cooking

1. Prepare the ingredients for making battered broccoli in a frying pan. Sour cream can be used with any fat percentage, and it can also be replaced with a neutral-flavored yogurt.

2. To use time efficiently, bring water for boiling the cabbage to a boil on the stove. While waiting, cut the stem off the broccoli and divide it into florets, cutting particularly large specimens into 2-3 pieces to ensure that all pieces are more or less the same size.

3. For the batter, crack the egg into a bowl and add salt.

4. Add paprika, which will not only brighten the color but also give the dish its unique flavor.

5. Add the sour cream to the mixture.

6. Mix everything together.

7. Sift the flour into the bowl.

8. Whisk the batter – it should have a medium-thick consistency, resembling thick sour cream. Due to the different properties of flour, you may need a bit more (1-2 teaspoons), but the batter should not be too thick – it should flow freely from a spoon.

9. Salt the water heating on the stove. When it returns to a boil, lower the broccoli florets into the pot and time it from the start of the new boil. Boil the broccoli for exactly 3 minutes.

10. Prepare a large bowl of ice water and transfer the boiled florets there with a slotted spoon. This will instantly stop the cooking process, and the cabbage will stay slightly firm, achieving "al dente".

11. Next, transfer the broccoli to a sieve to drain excess moisture.

12. Heat a frying pan with a little refined oil. Dip each floret into the batter.

13. And immediately transfer to the frying pan.

14. As soon as the bottom side browns, turn the broccoli onto one of the unbrowned sides.

15. Place the browned florets on a paper towel to absorb excess surface fat.

16. The golden battered broccoli in a frying pan is ready. This snack is delicious whether hot or cold. Seasoned with a sour cream-mayonnaise sauce with garlic and fragrant herbs, the cabbage is especially tasty. Moreover, this dish can add to the list of healthy and proper nutrition recipes.

Try it, bon appétit!