Ideas for Brussels Sprouts

I vote throw them away. I’ve tried them every way, and BLECH!!! 🤢

Roast them with some olive oil. Then sprinkle with garlic salt and some drizzled balsamic vinegar.

One restaurant we go to has them deep fried and then served with baked goat cheese. They are really good. I wasn't a brussel sprout fan as a kid at all. My wife got me to where I tolerated them. Now, I do like them prepped the right way.

I have also made them at home like a warm bacon salad (both with bacon and without). Cut the stems off and pulse in a food processor. Stir fry in bacon grease or with olive oil until tender and serve with a sauteed onions, apples, pomogranate seeds and walnuts. Can add pears too.

Really the trick to Brussel Sprouts is they are bitter. Cooking helps with that but something else is needed, typically, to cover up some of the bitterness. Balsamic is great, so is anything sweet/sour. Roasting takes a lot of the bitterness out of them.

Here's a good recipe.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/balsamic-roasted-brussels-sprouts-recipe-1996813

Halve, toss in olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast halved side down. Roast at 450° for 26 minutes.

While I like them oven roasted, a few go a long way for me, so I'd opt for shredding and adding to salads, slaw or even veggie soup

I love brussel sprouts, but yeah, throw some cheese all over it and it'll be good lol. Swiss, mozzarella, parmesan...all good.

Another good recipe is to shred all the Brussels sprouts and “stir fry” it with garlic and pancetta. Doesn’t even taste like you are eating sprouts. So good 😊

litoria wrote: »

Yum, I love sprouts!
Score them in quarters, dry roast until crispy, toss in honey, throw in a bit of dukkah/crushed nuts. Serve on hummus

👀 This is different! Does this recipe have a name or hail from a specific region @litoria? I'd like to try it 😋

I like Brussel sprouts. Roasting would be fancy to me and I tend to just steam them and sprinkle a bit of nutritional yeast or cheese or pair them with sun-dried tomatoes and garlic.

But I think steaming them is what gets most people 🤮

Render the fat from a couple strips of diced bacon. Remove the bacon and heat the fat to just smoking. Scorch halved and trimmed Brussels sprouts until they are slightly blackened on the outside. Add finely chopped shallots and saute. Turn down the heat, add chicken or turkey broth and simmer until the broth is just reduced.

Love brussel sprouts...I often roast them, but I also will sauté them in some bacon renderings and then toss in the chopped up cooked bacon at the end.

I wish they had been accidently sent to me. I LOVE roasted Brussel sprouts. My mouth is practically watering, and I'm actually full right now. Let us know how you prepared them and what you thought after trying them again.

Found it:

Roasted Brussels Sprouts w/ Honeyed Peanuts

500 grams Brussels sprouts (about 2 cups), outer darker leaves removed, stems removed and cut in half
3 tbsp olive oil
kosher salt and pepper to season
25 grams butter (2 tablespoons)
1/4 (about 84g) cup honey
1/2 cup (56g) unsalted peanuts, lightly chopped and dry roasted in a hot pan
splash of balsamic vinegar

Lay out the Brussels sprout halves on a heavy large sheet pan and drizzle w/ the olive oil and season w/ kosher salt & pepper.

Roast in a 375F oven for 20 minutes, checking on them so they are not burning.

Roast the peanuts in a large hot cast iron skillet just until fragrant and set aside (I cheated and did everything in the same pan at the same time and it was fine).

Heat the butter in the cast iron skillet and add in the honey. Once it starts bubbling, add in the roasted Brussels sprouts and stir for a minute or two until coated w/ the nice syrupy sauce.

Add a quick splash of balsamic vinegar to the pan and the chopped peanuts.

acpgee wrote: »

Another option if you like colelaw is to slice thin in the food processor and use as coleslaw.

This woks great .. If you are not a mayo fan it makes great German slaw

I'm vegan and I like them. My favorite go to is pan fry them with shallot or a bit of onion with a TBLS or2 of olive oil.. in another pan I dry roast some pumpkin or sunflower seeds sprinkle on top of cooked sprouts.. adapted original recipe call for some well cooked crumbled bacon..

Hullo fellow imperfect-er 🤣 send me yer sprouts.u husband and I love them, but that is after massive trial and error with cooking them. We usually slice in half or smaller, do a basic light olive oil (1Tablespoon), salt, and pepper and just oven roast them for 20-30 minites. If we're being naughty, i get the bacon ends and pieces and cook that and cook the sprouts with them in the oven.

5 days later - I hope the sprouts have been eaten by now 😁 curious to know what the result was though!