Broccoli with Buttered Breadcrumbs

I first tasted Broccoli when we spent a year in Los Angeles; we would buy the broccoli at the Farmers Market in Santa Monica, and I learned to enjoy this vegetable very much.

I like to prepare it the same way as I do cauliflower – with buttered breadcrumbs.

Ingredients:

• broccoli, cut into serving-size flowerettes
• water
• salt
• some butter
• bread crumbs

Preparation:

1. Cut broccoli into serving size flowerettes.
2. Soak for half an hour in water with some salt and a spoonful of white vinegar – this helps remove any sand, or impurities from the broccoli.
3. After soaking the broccoli, rinse in water, till water is clear and without any impurities.
4. The best way to cook the broccoli is in a steamer, with salted water underneath. This makes for a very fresh looking and tasting broccoli. You can also cook it in salted water, in a regular pot, and then strain it very well when it is done. In a pinch, you can also microwave it with a bit of salted water.
5. Buttered breadcrumbs: In frying pan, melt some butter; add breadcrumbs, and a bit of salt, and mix into the butter, till it is nice and crunchy.
6. Sprinkle over the cooked and drained broccoli.
7. Serve.