Brown Butter Broccoli is amazingly simple. It’s tender, emerald green broccoli in a rich and nutty brown butter sauce. In fact, even calling it a sauce implies too much work; it’s more like deliciously seasoned melted butter that coats every refreshingly green floret! Brown Butter Broccoli might not seem flashy on the surface, but given that it’s ready in just 15 minutes and it tastes incredible, who needs flashy? Sometimes simple dishes make the best impression!
Ingredients
- water, to taste
- 16 ounces broccoli florets
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- parmesan, optional, to taste, grated, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 –Fill a saucepan with about 1 inch of the water and bring to a boil.
Step 2 –Place the broccoli in a steamer basket inside the saucepan.
Step 3 –Cover the saucepan and reduce the heat to low.
Step 4 –Allow it to steam until the broccoli is bright and fork-tender, about 4-6 minutes.
Step 5 –Transfer the steamer basket from the pot and let it dry in an open space.
Step 6 –In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, while stirring regularly, until golden-brown bits begin to form.
Step 7 –Transfer the browned butter from the heat and stir in the salt, the pepper, and the garlic powder.
Step 8 –Toss the broccoli with the browned butter.
Step 9 –Serve, garnished with the parmesan.
