Boiling Veggies In Cold Water
When you boil starchy vegetables like potatoes and other root veggies that grow in the ground, you place them in a pot of cold water and bring it to a boil before reducing to a simmer. That’s completely the right method. However, you can’t use this same technique on veggies that grow above the ground.
When boiling above-ground veggies like corn, start with a pot of water that’s already boiling, as you would for pasta. Dropping these veggies into a pot of boiling water allows the cell walls to soften, cooking the veggies quickly and perfectly. If you put the veggies in cold water and allow them to boil, you’ll overcook them every time, resulting in wilted, unappetizing sides.
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