I have never had brussel sprouts

[therealbug]

Please share your best brussel sprout recipes!

[agpjt413]

This one is pretty easy & tasty!!

www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/pan-roasted-brussels-sprouts-with-bacon-recipe.html

[megrae12]

I haven't either, but can I ask why brussel sprouts?

[msugirl]

Super simple, but my fave is an Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) recipe:

Cut off the brown ends of the Brussels sprouts and pull off any yellow outer leaves. Mix them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour them on a sheet pan and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Shake the pan from time to time to brown the sprouts evenly. Sprinkle with more kosher salt ( I like these salty like French fries), and serve immediately.

[menrandes]

4 or 5 pieces of bacon diced up and sauteed until crispy. Remove from the pan and then saute brussel sprouts (sliced in half or quarters depending on size) in the bacon fat. Add one diced and peeled apple. I like granny smith for this. Saute for around a minute, add a little salt and pepper and a splash of balsamic vinegar and then add bacon back in. Serve!

[o2girl]

I'm terrible at recipes because when I cook I just cook...

But
I love to roast mine with olive oil, pecans, salt, pepper, and a balsamic reduction (trader joes has one)..... Divine

[therealbug]

Jan 21, 2015 22:02:07 GMT -5 megrae12 said:

I haven't either, but can I ask why brussel sprouts?

They are supposed to be good for you. My dad never made them and H apparently grew up without them also. It's something we have been talking about cooking but I wanted to get some good recipes first

[megrae12]

Jan 21, 2015 22:08:54 GMT -5 therealbug said:

Jan 21, 2015 22:02:07 GMT -5 megrae12 said:

I haven't either, but can I ask why brussel sprouts?

They are supposed to be good for you. My dad never made them and H apparently grew up without them also. It's something we have been talking about cooking but I wanted to get some good recipes first

Let me know how you like them. I may try them later...... Maybe

[rachaeleigh]

Recently, I've loved chopping them up very fine, adding to salad. Today, I only had some kale left, added chopped brussels, some pumpkin seeds....delicious

[Ann612]

I just started eating them! I chop up some sweet potatoes, toss them and halved Brussels sprouts in olive oil, salt, pepper, and whatever herbs I have and roast in oven.

[mflowers929]

I made this one for our Christmas dinner. It was so good, H asked me to make it for our New Years dinner as well lol

www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/brussels-sprouts-with-bacon-and-cheese-recipe.html

[yorkielove83]

I've never had them either! Growing up a friends mom made them for dinner once and the smell grossed me out so much I didn't eat dinner!

[agpjt413]

Jan 21, 2015 22:18:39 GMT -5 megrae12 said:

Jan 21, 2015 22:08:54 GMT -5 therealbug said:

They are supposed to be good for you. My dad never made them and H apparently grew up without them also. It's something we have been talking about cooking but I wanted to get some good recipes first

Let me know how you like them. I may try them later...... Maybe

And also tagging yorkielove83...they really don't have a taste. I do think that they smell stronger than they taste, if that makes sense.

[mrsred09]

I LOVE brussel sprouts, but DH hates them so I rarely make them. I really love them when I can get them still on the stalk. These are my two favorite recipes:

#1 allrecipes.com/Recipe/Garlic-Brussels-Sprouts-with-Crispy-Bacon/Detail.aspx?evt19=1

#2 Brussels with Balsamic and Honey: (These are also really good cold as a breakfast side with some over medium eggs and chicken breakfast sausage)
Ingredients

1 pounds brussels sprouts, halved, stems and ragged outer leaves removed
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or Balsamic Glaze for sweeter brussels
1 teaspoon honey


Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. In a large bowl, toss brussels sprouts with 2 tablespoons olive oil, kosher salt and pepper. Transfer the brussels sprouts to baking sheet and roast, stirring occasionally to ensure even browning, until tender and caramelized, about 20 minutes.
Place brussels sprouts back in bowl. Add remaining tablespoon olive oil, balsamic vinegar and honey and toss to coat evenly.

[meredithcarole]

I like the Ina Garten recipe, too, but sautéed with crispy bacon is a close second. If you do it with bacon hit it with a splash of apple cider vinegar right at the end for a nice sweet/tart kick.

[tkford216]

I LOVE brussel sprouts. I trim like usual (see msu's post above), toss in olive oil, salt, and pepper, then spread in a 13x9. I squirt a bit of lemon juice before putting them in the oven. 400 degrees for about 40 minutes (the timing depends on size and amount of brussel sprouts, and how brown/crisp you want them). Make sure to flip/shake/whatever about halfway through. Then sprinkle a ton of parm on top to serve.

[pickles4prez]

ALL THE BRUSSEL SPROUTS!
We just rediscovered them a few years ago and now we eat them at least twice a week.
I like to microwave them with a little Italian dressing for about 10 mins or roast them at 400 with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt.
Nom!

[yummybunny]

I'm like o2girl

No specific recipe per se but I usually cut them in half and either toss them with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast them, then drizzle with balsamIf or just eat them as is. Or i sautée them in olive oil until they start to brown and toss in pecans/almonds/walnuts or whatever I have along with dried cranberries. Cook together 1-2 mins and that's it.

Proper prep is important though. After washing, cut off the stem and remove the outer layer of leaves. Otherwise they can be bitter. If you roast them, make sure they're nice and spread out on the pan so they all get a nice browning which adds so much yum.

[rubysi]

Jan 21, 2015 22:04:23 GMT -5 o2girl said:

I'm terrible at recipes because when I cook I just cook...

But
I love to roast mine with olive oil, pecans, salt, pepper, and a balsamic reduction (trader joes has one)..... Divine

This is what I do too. I have never had the pecans though I will need to add them next time.

[rslh10]

Jan 21, 2015 22:02:56 GMT -5 msugirl said:

Super simple, but my fave is an Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) recipe:

Cut off the brown ends of the Brussels sprouts and pull off any yellow outer leaves. Mix them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour them on a sheet pan and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Shake the pan from time to time to brown the sprouts evenly. Sprinkle with more kosher salt ( I like these salty like French fries), and serve immediately.

This! I cook mine until they're burnt though. I HATED them, the.n my sister made them this way and I love them. I also cut mine into either halves or 1/4 depending on size.

[nikiswimr]

Ah the shock, a life without Brussels sprouts?! I love to drizzle them with Olive oil and sea salt, oven roast them, then put them in a salad with feta, walnuts, pomegranate seeds, apples and a homemade lemon vinaigrette. Yum... Also good oven roasted with other veggies (sweet potatoes, onions, carrots, etc), drizzled with olive oil and topped with fresh rosemary. I serve with fake meat but would be good with spicy real meat.

[yorkielove83]

Mkay guys you might have convinced me to give them a try. DH will be thrilled about more vegetable options *insert sarcastic font*. I swear he'd only eat meat if he has the option.

[mrsb22]

We LOVE brussel sprouts! We sort of copied a recipe from a Gordon Ramsay holiday special but tweak it here and there depending on our taste at the time. With medium size ones I steam them first for about 10 min, then I blanche them and cut them in half. We sautee diced onions and garlic in olive oil and add the brussel sprouts after a few min. Then we add diced pancetta and cook until crispy, I love to burn my sprouts a little. In the holiday recipe he adds chestnuts, but we have tried all different nuts and it's still good, they take a few minutes to toast. Right at the end we sprinkle some lemon juice over the top. Soooo good!!

[mlal78]

Jan 21, 2015 22:02:58 GMT -5 renegadewhit said:

Coursely chop your Brussels sprouts. Cook some bacon, then remove it from the pan. Save it for later. Sautée the sprouts until they're deliciously carmelized. Season with salt and pepper. Crumble the bacon and serve on top. You can add some Parmesan cheese on top too.


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THis sounds delish!

[mlal78]

I love Brussels Sprouts (but don't like cabbage)! The only way I have ever cooked them is to cut the stem end off, cut a little x in to the end and then steam them. I have never tried roasting them....

[kateisoptimistic]

Jan 21, 2015 22:02:56 GMT -5 msugirl said:

Super simple, but my fave is an Ina Garten (Barefoot Contessa) recipe:

Cut off the brown ends of the Brussels sprouts and pull off any yellow outer leaves. Mix them in a bowl with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour them on a sheet pan and roast for 35 to 40 minutes, until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Shake the pan from time to time to brown the sprouts evenly. Sprinkle with more kosher salt ( I like these salty like French fries), and serve immediately.

This is how i make them too but i like to toss them in a little hot sauce when they come out of the oven - even better with some crumbled blue cheese on top. 

[therealbug]

Jan 21, 2015 23:05:32 GMT -5 nikiswimr said:

Ah the shock, a life without Brussels sprouts?! I love to drizzle them with Olive oil and sea salt, oven roast them, then put them in a salad with feta, walnuts, pomegranate seeds, apples and a homemade lemon vinaigrette. Yum... Also good oven roasted with other veggies (sweet potatoes, onions, carrots, etc), drizzled with olive oil and topped with fresh rosemary. I serve with fake meat but would be good with spicy real meat.

This sounds pretty amazing - probably because I have some sort of thing going on right now with pomegranate seeds in salads

Thank you ladies for all the great sounding recipes! Mr. Bug and I are excited to give them a try!

[towerclimberswife]

Brussles are my FAVORITE veggie!!!

I think all these recipes are awesome. I've never done them sweet before... but I'm not into sweet flavors so much.

I roast mine or saute them until super crispy. I also dunk mine in apple cider vinegar right before I eat them. Yummmm if you like tangy food. I've also shredded them and added them to a slaw before. That is good.

P.S. Did you know this is how they grow??? So cool!!!

[mellymel15]

Thanks for posting this question, therealbug. I like brussel sprouts, but DH and I still haven't found a recipe that we really like. I'll have to give some of these a try!

[mrsoscarfelix]

Jan 21, 2015 22:55:58 GMT -5 tkford216 said:

I LOVE brussel sprouts. I trim like usual (see msu's post above), toss in olive oil, salt, and pepper, then spread in a 13x9. I squirt a bit of lemon juice before putting them in the oven. 400 degrees for about 40 minutes (the timing depends on size and amount of brussel sprouts, and how brown/crisp you want them). Make sure to flip/shake/whatever about halfway through. Then sprinkle a ton of parm on top to serve.

This is pretty much what I do. But some of these recipes sound awesome. I may have to stop and get brussel sprouts on the way home tonight!