Cooking sprouts

needernt

I noticed sprouts aren't as tasty as dried grains are. Any idea how to cook to make them more tolerable?

KarenJanine

Add butter and bacon.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/74608/buttered-sprouts-with-chestnuts-and-bacon

Francl27

Roasted! I trim them, cut them in half, add a tablespoon of olive oil (for one pound, roughly), toss, and roast for 30ish minutes. Delicious. Even the kids love them.

martyqueen52

Ugh... throw em away!

needernt

Francl27 wrote: »

Roasted! I trim them, cut them in half, add a tablespoon of olive oil (for one pound, roughly), toss, and roast for 30ish minutes. Delicious. Even the kids love them.

That way they lose many nutritious qualities .

sjaplo

needernt wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

Roasted! I trim them, cut them in half, add a tablespoon of olive oil (for one pound, roughly), toss, and roast for 30ish minutes. Delicious. Even the kids love them.

That way they lose many nutritious qualities .

Why - what magically happens in the oven to diminish their nutritional value?

SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage

sjaplo wrote: »

needernt wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

Roasted! I trim them, cut them in half, add a tablespoon of olive oil (for one pound, roughly), toss, and roast for 30ish minutes. Delicious. Even the kids love them.

That way they lose many nutritious qualities .

Why - what magically happens in the oven to diminish their nutritional value?

+1
huh?
If you're eating raw sprouts, I can see why you think they're gross (BTW we are talking about Brussels Sprouts, right?)

ShellyBell999

KarenJanine wrote: »

Add butter and bacon.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/74608/buttered-sprouts-with-chestnuts-and-bacon

^^^^^^This, definitely this.

sjaplo

No, from the reference to grains, I think he's talking about sprouted grains. Which would just shrivel when you cook them as they are mostly water and sugar.

Now brussel sprouts, that's a horse of a different colour. I just finished a brussell sprout and Kale slaw for lunch. I also like them steamed, or sauteed with bacon and recently we've started making brussel sprout gratinee.

needernt

I am talking about lentils, beans etc sprouts.
Well when we roast them most green stems of sprouts would be burned which contains most of the vitamins. I don't know about the seed itself.

needernt

Francl27 wrote: »

Roasted! I trim them, cut them in half, add a tablespoon of olive oil (for one pound, roughly), toss, and roast for 30ish minutes. Delicious. Even the kids love them.

Do you boil them before roasting?

lemurcat12

So bean sprouts? I like them, they are crunchy, but I don't eat them plain. I toss them on a salad or some other veggies (they are also good as a replacement for lettuce on a sandwich). Sometimes I add them to a stir-fry and so just panfry them lightly. But I'm still not sure we are talking about the same thing.

needernt

I used to boil lentil sprouts, added with seasoning, but taste is awful

HeySwoleSister

Brussels Sprouts are the ones that are good roasted with bacon or sauteed (protip: don't boil first! just cut an X in the stem end so they cook through) with garlic butter.

sprouted seeds are tasty in wraps and salads. If you don't like the taste of the ones you've tried, try different types of seeds for sprouting. (It's cheap and easy to sprout at home, I use a mason jar with a mesh lid) Radishes and mustard green seeds add bite, broccoli adds depth, alfalfa is just bland. I like a mix to make the flavor more interesting. Personally, I don't like the lentil and mung bean ones, they are too big and slimy feeling for my taste.

needernt

I eat them to fulfill my daily protein needs.

hollstar85

I don't cook sprouted grains/legumes but I DO mix them into cooked dishes after the fact-- I think they taste delicious with wild rice or something along those lines. I even sprinkle them on hot soups. I have heard you can cook them but I never bothered since I thought it might wreck them.