Sometimes it is the simplest of simple things that really get me excited about food. Take for instance burnt broccoli. What exactly is there to say about it other then it is broccoli roasted until it is burnt.
Well I tell ya, it’s amazing and delicious.
I have always been in love with broccoli but lately I have taken to eating more and more of it then usual. Partly because I have been getting a lot of it at the farm, but mostly because I have been craving it in the weirdest way, like every time I get hungry, all I want is to eat is burnt broccoli. What I do is I roast the broccoli unit it is basically burnt. And then I eat it, just like that, nice and burnt and crispy and I just can’t get enough.
Is that a little weird? Maybe sure, but whatever, it is fantastic and I really don’t care if it is weird. I’m doing me and eating a plate of burnt ass broccoli every day makes me happy.
You should try it. It will portably make you happy too.
To the broccoli!
The stuff. All you need is broccoli. You could toss int n a a tiny bit of oil if you want, but I forgo the oil. And salt and pepper if you want too, but again, I don’t want it.
So basically all you do is brake apart broccoli crowns and stick them on a baking sheet and pop it into a really hot oven for 45 minutes to an hour, depending on how burnt you want your broccoli.
Good and crispy. I might leave it in a tad bit longer but at this point I just wanted to eat it so I just called it.
Then once it is burnt, you eat it. Plain and unadulterated or splashed with lemon juice or even dipped in hummus. Any way is a good way because burnt broccoli is alway going to be good.
-C
Burnt Broccoli
Broccoli crowns (at least 1, if not a whole lot. Make as much as you want)
olive oil (optional)
salt and pepper (optional)
Preheat oven to 450
Break of cut apart broccoli crowns into florets and place on a baking sheet. If you want, lightly oil the baking sheet and or toss broccoli in a teaspoon or so oil.
Place in oven and cook for 45 minutes to an hour or until broccoli is burnt to your liking.
Remove broccoli from oven when done and eat, as a side, in a sandwich, or on it’s own as a great snack.