Broccoli Blues - what to do with the stalks?

Jolaaled

Fantastic ideas, guys..thank you all so much..but

it's got me thinking...

can i use the leaves from around a cauliflower??

What about pea pods??

..i think my o/s scrooge persona is making comeback!

thriftlady_2

I've made peapod soup before - from a wartime recipe;)

ka7e

My kids eat the stalk - because I cut it off just before serving and mash it into the gravy! My gravy has lots of "bits" in it because I use the veg water from the pressure cooker.

Sarahsaver

The stalks are lovely, but organic tastes better;)

the_other_mce

Cheers all - looks like I'll be mashing the stalk into my gravy with all the other vegetables I disguise ......
Incidently - my kids call our proper gravy (with carrots, onion, broccoli, swede etc mashed in) -DADDY GRAVY and whenever we sit down to a roast they always ask " Who made the gravy - is it Daddy gravy?" . They moan if my other half hasn't made it!!! They also think that they hate onions but they don't know that they eat them in most things!!! Tee Hee....:rotfl: :rotfl:

angeluk69_2

the_other_mce wrote:

I heard that you can cut/break the stalk off before you buy the brocolli - quite legally). I do try it sometimes and no-one has ever stopped me. I wonder if anyone could let me know whether this is true or not?
I also hate paying for stalk that I am going to throw away!!!

This is very correct,

I was informed when I used to work in a supermarket, A customer is more than welcome to 'snap' off a stalk from Broccoli but is not allowed to cut a Cabbage in half.

I do not know why this is, personally I think it is strange about the cabbage bit .

But yes, go ahead and snap off that stalk, or you could grate it and put it in a salad, it is nice and crunchy and with some cabbage and carrot with some dressing it is really rather nice.

FunkyFairy

I give it to my guinie pigs. they love it.

cheletastic

Broccoli stalks are nice if you just peel the outer hard layer off and then cook. This is nice in pasta with a cheese sauce aswell:D

moggins

I feed it to the guinea pigs too, it's a real treat for them. I've also discovered they love celery, you can actually see the delight on their faces when I present them with celery.

Chipps

Yes, I agree with cheletastic. They are very nice peeled & cooked. Alternatively I put the stalks in soup. Either way, it is a pity to waste perfectly good food you have paid for! (especially when it's the heaviest bit!!!!)