Brussel Sprouts (2 Viewers)

[broken arm]

never stir fried them myself.

we always steam them - usually for about 7 minutes are there about. On Lolo's suggestion i put some sesame oil on them to increase the nuttiness.

we did roast them the other night with cafrrots and sweet potatos...

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Just a note on people's hatred of sprouts.

Overcooking them releases sulphur compounds contained in them which affects their taste and smell significantly.
Same with cabbage.

It's possible this is why they are so disliked,
essentially cos yissir Ma's can't cook.

 

[HMD]

i like them roasted.

 

[Wheels]

i like them roasted.

roasted it is. I'm gonna go with Broken Arm's carrots and sweet potatoes idea too. Any more to add BA? Also, has anyone roasted fennel before? edit: I see online that you can just roast it with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

 

[broken arm]

roasted it is. I'm gonna go with Broken Arm's carrots and sweet potatoes idea too. Any more to add BA? Also, has anyone roasted fennel before? edit: I see online that you can just roast it with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

We just roasted them with olive oil and a bit o salt n pepper.

the only thing is the sweet potatoos won't go crispy because of the other veg.

 

[ratmonkey]

I've long since made friends with broccoli and cabbage, and I'm even on speaking terms with cauliflower these days.

How could you ever dislike cauliflower? There isn't enough flavour to it to which one coud object.

 

[Wheels]

How could you ever dislike cauliflower? There isn't enough flavour to it to which one coud object.

Boil to fuck and served all watery with a bad cheese sauce did enough to make me vom.

Roasted the little green bastids last night with a load of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Lovely so they were.

 

[broken arm]

Lovely so they were.

i found out yesterday that you can grow sprouts all year round.

They are going on the allotment...

 

[GO]

Oh man I fucking lurve sprouts.Mill a load of them so I would.
Hell yeah.Sprouts FTW.

 

[Lolo]

never had stir fried but sounds nice. Presume you'd cut them in half?

Yes, or quarters.

Have since found out they're really good in curries too, as long as not overcooked.

 

[orange pekoe]

Hmm. I've never been a fan of sprouts with Christmas dinner, but I might try roasting them this year.

 

[minka]

hmm, i have been told various things about my sprout-dislike over the year ("you haven't had them really fresh!" "you haven't had them cooked properly/stir-fried/roasted/shredded!") and have really, really tried to like them (eaten them fresh from the garden, eaten them prepared in various "guaranteed tasty" dishes), and still ... meh to bleugh, is my reaction. i'm not sure why, given that i love all other brassicas and am generally a totally non-picky eater (fermented tuna snack? bring it on, japanese waiter!). i suspect there's some chemical in them that i can taste and dislike.

that said, i had a tasty sprout side dish in new york earlier this year, but given that they were roasted with approx 10 tons of garlic, bacon, and parmesan, i suspect i enjoyed the dish in spite of the sprouts rather than because of them.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

Roasted the little green bastids last night with a load of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Lovely so they were.

I tried this last night. Much nicer flavour than boiled with a lovely crispy shell.

I didn't get the cooking time/temp quite right.

40/45 mins at 160c next time.