Brussel Sprouts

[Moon bunny]

Sprouts+fennel=0farts

 

[PeteXXX]

I've just had the Sprout Tops in sautéed onion & bacon bits for lunch..
Pukka!! 👌

 

[Electric_Andy]

My mum and both grans always cross cut, I think it's meant to symbolise Christ on the cross as well, but I cooked them without the other day and they came out fine. Best case scenario, cross cutting will cook the middle a couple of minutes quicker

 

[Paulus]

Realising that mine should have been simmering gently since late August, should Sprouts have a cross cut into the stalk end?
My mum always did it & I've followed her lead but is it actually necessary?

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Do you eat the top leaves ? I love em.
Edit, I see you do.😁

 

[PeteXXX]

Do you eat the top leaves ? I love em.
Edit, I see you do.😁

That's why I chose that particular stalk of sprouts from the farm shop yesterday.. Some had been decapitated! 😉 👍

 

[steveindenmark]

You can. But its not necessary.

 

[stephec]

Sprouts = Farts

That's the only good thing about them.

 

[postman]

We tried roasting some on Tuesday for a change.So good they are being roasted tomorrow,and get this our son has turned out to be a superb cook,so Mrs P is going to be talking to him tomorrow.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I'm surprised no-one's added this yet!
(with particular reference to 1.50 onwards)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MchM8_Amr9c

 

[I like Skol]

IME (And I do generally start eating sprouts once the are available, and continue to do so until they are no longer for sale) they do absolutely NOT need cross cutting to cook well. Probably 15 minutes is about optimal, not boiled to soggy mush but not crunchy raw. It's a fine balance.

 

[lazybloke]

Probably 15 minutes is about optimal, not boiled to soggy mush but not crunchy raw. It's a fine balance.

I boil sprouts for 5 mins!

 

[Accy cyclist]

It's simple for me. If I have the time to add them to a slow cooker meal they go in as they come, sometimes leaving the outer leaves on. If I'm pushing they go in cut in half. As I say quite often, I'm a live to eat, not eat to live type, so to me they are just a healthy vegetable. The other week I made a kind of bubble and squeak, with chopped brussels, onion, garlic, olive oil and mashed potatoes.

 

[FrankCrank]

Last few times I had Xmas back there, was in the habit of a pint of Guinness or three down the local Irish club.
After, over to mum's for Xmas lunch.
Guinness + sprouts = 💣

 

[mistyoptic]

We tried roasting some on Tuesday for a change.So good they are being roasted tomorrow,and get this our son has turned out to be a superb cook,so Mrs P is going to be talking to him tomorrow.

If you like them roasted, there’s a good sprout and artichoke traybake in the “Green Roasting tin” book

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I love sprouts - one of my favourite veg!!!


always just boil them until JUST getting soft

never cross cut

I saw one of the telly chefs saying that it was NEVER to be done as it made them soggy

one of the few Christmas food advise I have agreed with from one of that lot when they are forced to come up with some new twist on how to cook dinner on CHristmas Day
It is the same meal every year - and most people who are doing it the same way for year and they learned that from their Mum (other parents and influences are available)

OK we all tweek it a bit to improve it - but the suggestion every year are mostly getting silly