A recipe calls for thawed and drained frozen broccoli but I only have fresh, what can I do?

Question

besides buying frozen broccoli?

Should steaming it shortly work?

Answer 1

blanch them for about 5 min then put in cold water and drain should be fine  

Answer 2

I never buy frozen veggies and so whenever a recipe calls for frozen I steam my fresh veggies first then continue with the recipe. Fresh veggies are better for you and taste better too!!

Answer 3

Can you give us more info about the recipe?  I would imagine it calls for thawed frozen because that is done in no time, whereas fresh takes some time to get tender, but more info would help.  I would think steaming and getting the broccoli tender certainly would sound like an acceptable sub.

Answer 4

I would steam them so they are al-dente, not too soft. Then follow the recipe.

Answer 5

Steam it for five minutes and then follow the recipe.

Answer 6

s/b fine.less cook /steam time....

Answer 7

as they said, steam them for about five minutes or even microwave them with a bit of water.