Steam or Boil? Or just stir fry?
By whywiki
@whywiki (6066)
Canada
9 responses
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I like to either cook them in the microwave or steam them in just a very little bit of water.. Love them veggies!!

@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
26 Sep 08
Yes, corn works really well in the microwave.. I found I can do one ear for about three minutes.. Even when I boil my vegetables in a small amount of water, I do it at a low heat so as not to lose the vitamins and minerals.. I like to make a stew of just vegetables too! Yummy!


@eagle_f15 (1827)
• Malaysia
4 Oct 08
Hi Hi.....I also love steam veges and stir fry but more so steaming them. Cos the vitamins and nutrients are still there and besides steaming vege is easier. I just put the vege on the steamer insert of the rice cooker when rice is being cooked. And veges a kinda cheap over at my area so I just eat a lot of leafy ones.
@moneyandgc (3428)
• United States
29 Sep 08
The only time I steam veggies is when I am using my rice cooker. It has a built in steamer that steams the food while the rice is cooking. It is pretty neat. Otherwise, I would say that most of the time I stir-fry my veggies. I boil corn.
@skaterx (530)
• Finland
26 Sep 08
Stir fry is good if u have it in slivers cos its quick, or if u like ur veges crunchy if they are bigger pieces. Steaming is healthy and keeps the nutrients in. yeah boiling is no good unless u drink or make soup from the water because alot of vitamins go into the water. Also i dont like soggy veges (unless in a soup!)
Happy cooking :)
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
27 Sep 08
Hey whywiki, I will do all of the above. If I'm making
frozen veggies I may boil them a bit and then stir fry
if I'm making a dish that calls for them to be stir fried
with chicken or beef. I very rarely steam them. I just
boil them to the point where they are just right, not too
much so that they are mushy. I just never bother to steam
them. I don't even know why. I could, I just don't. I
guess when they'r frozen it's easier to just throw them
in the boiling water so that they defrost and cook quicker.
@loved1 (5328)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I like steamed veggies too but often I end up stir frying them with a bit of chicken. I don't boil veggies unless it is corn on the cob or fresh green beans. My favorite way of preparing veggies is to marinate them and cook them on the grill. Grilling them gives them extra flavor.
@sassygirlanne007 (4517)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I am not a huge veggie fan. I mostly eat them if there in a good stir fry.








