Middle of the Table Banger Broccoli

Name: Middle of the Table Banger Broccoli
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: british

Serving things big with minimal effort is one of the greatest joys of cooking for me. I don’t know if I was the first to discover this, but I was making a ravioli filling once and mixed mascarpone and miso together, and it ended up tasting like Parmesan cheese. It was GLORIOUS and EASY! Make this belter and people will think you’re a legend. Recipe adapted from Eat The Food You Buy, by Martyn Odell, published by Penguin. Photography by James North.

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Ingredients

broccoli 1 (quartered)
olive oil 1 tbsp
grated Parmesan 50 g (grated)
smoked paprika 1 tsp
mascarpone cheese 4 tbsp
miso paste 1 tsp
chilli flakes ½ tsp

Method

Cook the broccoli

Preheat the grill to high
Cut the head of broccoli, stem and all, into quarters. Drizzle with oil and season with salt, then put the quarters in an ovenproof frying pan on a high heat.
Put another pan on top of the broccoli and weigh it down to get some deep char on the broccoli. Be patient and flip only when ready.
Add loads of grated Parmesan over the broccoli.
Slide the broccoli under the grill and cook it to the point of burning, then dust with a little smoked paprika.

Make the sauce

Add the mascarpone, plop to a bowl and mix in half the miso. Taste, then season with salt and add more miso little by little, tasting as you go.

Plate Up

Spread the sauce on a plate and pile the broccoli on top with a few chilli flakes and any other sprinkles you have. That's it!

Middle of the Table Banger Broccoli

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Ingredients

Method

Cook the broccoli

Make the sauce

Plate Up

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