How To Cook Veggies In A Microwave
Leafy greens such as spinach take very little time at all.
How to cook veggies in a microwave. First wash your vegetables. Place all vegetables into a microwave container see more details below about which container i use. Place them into a microwave safe dish.
Generally firmer vegetables such as beets or turnips will take longer to cook whereas softer moister vegetables such as broccoli take much less. Set your microwave to full power and pop the bowl of vegetables in or one minute. If you re using bigger veggies or a mixture of different types cut them into manageable pieces of roughly the same size.
Steaming in the microwave is the best method for many fruits and vegetables because it cooks very quickly says investigative journalist jo robinson who spent a decade researching the nutrients in vegetables and fruits for her book eating on the wild side she points out that unlike other quick cooking methods microwaving doesn t expose the vegetables to. Use microwavable dish with cover or use a plastic wrap to cover. Place the covered dish of veggies in your microwave and alter your microwave s settings so it s set to high set the microwave for two minutes and let it run.
Place vegetables in baking pan or baking pan. If they aren t fully steamed continue microwaving them in 30 second increments. Microwave on high for two minutes.
Add water usually 2 tablespoons unless stated otherwise to dish with vegetables. Remove the bowl from the. The microwave does both.
You can read more about how to microwave vegetables and also get cooking time suggestions from mark bittman at the new york times. Put vegetables into a covered glass casserole or other suitable microwave cooking dish with a lid. Sprinkle a few drops of water on vegetables that already contain lots of water such as broccoli or zucchini.