Brussels Sprouts!

[Susan Otcenas]

I always thought I hated them. On the other hand, I don't think I'd eaten them since childhood, when they were most likely presented to me overcooked by my mother.

Soooo, the other night, a friend invited us over for dinner, and served steamed brussels sprouts as part of the meal. So, I gamely served some up for myself and, lo and behold, they were prettty good!

As I was preusing the veggie aisles at the grocery store this week, I happened upon a 2 lb bag of brussels sprouts, so I scooped them up and brought them home. Last night, I roasted 1/2 pound (tossed with a little olive oil, kosher salt & black pepper) for 30-35 minutes @ 400 degrees, shaking the pan every 5-7 minutes. They came out FABULOUSLY.

Who woulda thunk that I'd actually be looking forward to making myself brussels sprouts again for dinner???

[SadieKate]

Yummmmmmm.

My childhood b-day dinner menu - porkchops with applesauce and brussel sprouts. So, I was a tad weird. Ok, still am.

[Adventure Girl]

Brussels sprouts have an undeserved bad reputation! Lots of people think they hate them. I have made it a personal goal to open their minds. I often serve brussel sprouts when I have guests for dinner. About 80% of the time people have that same reaction, "I thought I hated them"!

They are soooooo yummy!

[Susan Otcenas]

I often serve brussel sprouts when I have guests for dinner ..... They are soooooo yummy!

Do you have any special ways to prepare them? I'm open to ideas. Although I must say that roasting them was a really tasty way to prepare them.

[alpinerabbit]

I steam them for about 15 mins in my double vegetable steamer. They have to still be bright green, but a paring knife has to pass into them.

Then I add a bit of butter, sugar and chickcen stock (concentrate) to a cup or so of the steaming water, in the bottom half of the steamer* and turn them around in that. done.



*that's just my regular pot with a matching steamer thingie added on top - like so:

[uk elephant]

I've sauteed them with a bit of chicken stock, bacon and a sprinkling of toasted pine nuts. Turned out delicious.

Hmm....I may have to pick some up myself now that I'm only cooking for me for a few more weeks. BF does not like them unfortunately.

[7rider]

I often serve brussel sprouts when I have guests for dinner.
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They are soooooo yummy!

Hmmmm.....
And how do you prepare your guests??
jk

[smilingcat]

My brussel sprouts arn't making any brussel sprouts. leaves keep opening up and no knobby sprouts are forming. And all the leaves have gigaenormous holes from the snails. I'm not about to use pesticide in my yard.

Is the weather too warm or is it too much sun? what am I doing wrong??

smilingcat

[Grog]

I looked for brussel sprouts yesterday, to no avail.

We had leek braised in orange and ginger juice.

[snapdragen]

My brussel sprouts arn't making any brussel sprouts. leaves keep opening up and no knobby sprouts are forming. And all the leaves have gigaenormous holes from the snails. I'm not about to use pesticide in my yard.

I know nothing about growing 'sprouts, but I do have a snail suggestion. Snails hate copper, most garden shops sell copper barriers that you can put around your plants. As long as there are no leaves reaching over the barrier the snails cannot get to your plants.

[Kalidurga]

My childhood b-day dinner menu - porkchops with applesauce and brussel sprouts. So, I was a tad weird. Ok, still am.

I never had this specifically for my birthday, but it was always one of my favorite combinations. And, yeah, I'm weird, too.

[Susan Otcenas]

Wow, all these variations sound fabulous! I'm looking forward to trying several of them. Thanks!! Fortunately, Jeff liked them enough last night that he's perfectly happy with me making them again. Lucky me.

[PscyclePath]

I learned to eat them (along with a lot of other stuff I'd never heard of) in the college cafeteria, of all places. Now they're one of my favorites.

Others have posted with good suggestions... I like to steam them, or sometimes cook them in a little water with chicken stock, a squirt of olive oil, a pinch of brown sugar and about a capful of cider vinegar, and a couple slabs of BACON!

I didn't like spinach at all either, until I learned that the derned stuff didn't always have to be boiled down like turnip greens... Now it's one of my other favorites, (as long as it's not boiled ;-) )

[RolliePollie]

I steam them for a couple of minutes, then cut them in half and saute them in olive oil with garlic, onion, and salt & pepper. They kind of get a sweet flavor from the sauteeing. Very yummy. Makes me want to go to the store and buy some right now!

[Biciclista]

nothing's better than brussels sprouts topped with a bit of sharp cheese!

incredibly delicious!!