Vegetable Steaming Guide using the Thermomix® Appliance

Steaming vegies is one of the great time savers and is made even easier with the use of your Varoma® Appliance. This is a great add-on to your Thermomix® Appliance and a superb tool to have. Aside from the usual features that your Thermomix® Appliance provides, it lets me steam other dishes simultaneously.

For me, I use it to cook more food for my family. Sometimes, I use my Varoma® Appliance to double the vegies in a meal or to prep for other ingredients for another meal.

Steamed vs. Boiled

If you’re wondering what the difference is between boiled and steamed vegies, here it is: When you boil vegetables, the nutrients dissolve in the cooking water and at some point, affects the taste of the food being boiled.

On the other hand, steaming preserves the nutrients of your vegetables and the taste of some delicate vegetables since it uses minimal energy when cooking.

Steaming Vegetables

Steaming vegetables is a good choice when you’re on a tight schedule. With the help of your Varoma® Appliance, you can now prepare healthy meals in a short period of time.

I love preparing steamed vegetables because they’re a great side dish for everyone.

The key is to have a variety of vegetables to steam every day.

What’s best is, they’re extremely quick and simple to make!

How To Steam Your Vegetables

• Peel vegetables that need peeling and wash those vegetables that don’t need to be peeled.
• Determine the number of vegetables that you’ll be steaming.
• Cut the vegetables into bite-sized chunks or slice them into strips
• Add 500g water to the Mixing Bowl
• Place vegetables that need more cooking in the Simmering Basket
• For delicate vegetables, place them in the Varoma® Appliance base
• Steam at 120°C/Speed 2 until your vegetables are cooked.
• As a bonus, there is a free Cheat Sheet available with recommended steaming times below. 

When your vegetables are cooked, season with salt and pepper and lots of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Click on Cheat Sheet to view the downloadable file for recommended steaming times for a whole range of vegetables.