Potato-Steamed Vegetables
- 2.5 pounds boiling potatoes (e.g. yukon gold)
- 4 carrots
- 2-3 heads broccoli (~ 4 cups of bite-sized pieces)
- 1/2 head cauliflower (2 cups; optional)
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1-2 cups shelled edamame (I use frozen)
- 1/2 cup high-quality olive oil
- 2 tablespoons very coarse sea salt (I highly recommend sel gris from the north coast of France---Trader Joe's sells a poor man's version as "coarse sea salt")
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley
- Scrub the potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, and put into a large pot that has a close-fitting lid. (Adjust the pot size or ingredient proportions so that the layer of potatoes is at least 1 inch deep.) Add cold water to just below the top of the potato layer.
- Peel the carrots, wash the broccoli and cauliflower, and cut florets free of the woody stems. Chop carrots and stems into 1/2-inch pieces, layer on top of potatoes. With your hands, break florets into bite-size pieces (cutting with a knife will result in mush) and layer on top of stems.
- Clamp on the lid and put the pot on medium-high heat. After 10 minutes, add the edamame. After about 15 minutes, your vegetables should be steamed: broccoli still bright green but easily pierced with a fork. Working quickly (or the broccoli will go gray), remove from heat, drain any remaining water, and dump steamed vegetables into a big serving bowl.
- Add red pepper, oil, salt, and parsley and toss to mix thoroughly, adding extra salt, oil, and perhaps a dash of black pepper to taste.
boiling potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, red bell pepper, shelled edamame, olive oil, salt, parsley
Taken from food52.com/recipes/5269-potato-steamed-vegetables (may not work)