Saturday, November 29, 2008

Broccoli Bake

This broccoli bake contains cheese & cracker biscuits and is really very tasty !

I love broccoli, it is one of my most favourite vegetables. Luckily it can be found here quite easily. I usually just steam or lightly boil it, & serve it with garlic and a little salt – but this is a ‘special’ recipe which I also make from time to time -:


Broccoli Bake

1 head of Broccoli, broken into florets
¾ tsp Garlic, crushed
1 tsp Beef stock powder
Water
Salt & Pepper - optional
4 Cracker biscuits, crumbled
¾ cup Cheddar Cheese, grated

Place the broccoli florets and garlic into an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle the stock powder over, and pour enough water in to reach half way up the layer of broccoli. You can also add a little salt & pepper if you like (although the stock powder is quite salty). Now sprinkle the crumbled cracker biscuits & grated cheese over the broccoli, & stir to blend. Bake at 190’C/375’F/Gas Mark 5 for about 45 minutes to an hour.

You might like to stir the broccoli a couple of times during cooking so that it does not become too dry. (You may also need to add a little more water during the cooking
process.)