Sprouts...

[Meg888]

I fancy doing something a bit different with them - I don't like the pancetta & chestnut thing with them. Does anybody else have any way of making them taste different/fabulous? I love them just boiled, salted & buttered but I'm trying to persuade my family to eat them!

And/or if you have any unusual recipes for them??

[B00]

Shredded, fried with lardons, yummy!

[rockyracoon]

I chop them as finely as possible or chuck them in food processor then stir fry them with dried crushed chilli.

[mccfluff]

love them shredded and steamed with oyster sauce

[rowanwitch]

butter, garlic, caraway seeds

Shredded and stir fried with sesame seeds and soy sauce

steamed then tossed in herb butter with a little parmesan

[RATTER15]

Such a shame to do anything other than just boil them, soooo delicious!!!!

[Mycrowsoft]

I hate sprouts just the smell of them cooking makes me gag.

[rowanwitch]

one of my fave veggies...just never cook them with a lid on the pan you need to let the sulphites escape...its that that makes them produce the foul wind issues

[Old_Geezer]

Making sprouts take delicious ? That seems a tall order. Maybe if you boiled the taste away for a week or five, and then added something that tasted nice to them. Then perhaps you could remove the sprouts and serve what was left ?

[sunny-dave]

... and remember folks ...

"A sprout is for life, not just for Christmas"

[Mycrowsoft]

So keep the lid on so the sulphites do not escape and then eat all the "bad wind" with the sprouts.

Right that's it I'm gagging now.

[boxtops]

There's a recipe which uses almonds instead of chestnuts - and if you shred individuals leaves rather than serving them whole, you can use them in stir fry recipes.

[Mycrowsoft]

Or have I read that wrong?

[gingejbee]

Brussels sprouts provencale- ideal for left-overs. Onion and garlic in olive-oil, add canned chopped tomatoes and tomato puree. Cook til thickened, add halved cooked sprouts and heat through. Fresh basil to finish.

[ethandron]

hugh fearnley whatshisface roased them whole with onions, they looked very nice. i've made this with them too:
saute 4oz lardons and 2 tblspns flaked almonds in butter and oil. add 675g cooked, halved sprouts to the pan and cook for 2 mins. add 284 ml carton double cream and let it boil for 2 mins. season and add a dash of lemon juice, transfer to a shallow dish. mix 4 tblspns breadcrumbs and 3 tblspns grated parmesan and scatter over . bake for 20 mins at 180.

have to say i love them just boiled, and then cold with leftovers on boxing day.

[Ankou]

there was an episode of the one show where they did loads of stuff with them, a chef specialised in creating recipes. at least i think it was brussels, i'll have a hunt.

[gingejbee]

I've always thought that adults that don't like sprouts have very immature taste-buds, a bit like children.

[sunny-dave]

Is eating children still allowed?

[gingejbee]

Ha-ha. Or, should that be ho-ho?

[rowanwitch]

only if you are a wicked witch with a gingerbread cottage

[Ankou]

i can't find anything but the chef is felice tocchini and he makes brussel sprout smoothies, and brussel sprout cake, canapes etc.