Who loves Brussels sprouts? Of course you do!

I made this last week, and it's very good (and simple). Roasting the sprouts makes them almost like candy in sweetness and a bit chewy:

Fresh Brussels sprouts

Olive oil

Remove the nasty outer leaves (like you do with its cousin, the cabbage). Cut them in half, length-wise (they looke like mini-cabbages!) Wash, rinse.

Place the sprouts into a microwavable bowl, and throw in some water, like you do when you cook fresh vegetable in the microwave. Cook 6 minutes, then drain.

Drizzle some olive oil in a baking pan. Throw the sprouts in, and drizzle more olive oil on those.  Toss to coat.

Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes.  They are done when some of the leaves get a bit burned, in other words, that roasted look.

Serve with lots of butter and some salt.

I just had the leftovers for lunch--still yummy a week later!

They are good! Garlic and bacon are never bad additions either :lol3:. But never boil them! Ick! Roasting or sauteing only.

I prefer mine unburnt...er not roasted, just nuked (only get frozen ones here for most of the year) and put a bit of butter and salt on them. I've had them roasted, sauteed, etc with assorted things, but far prefer them without additions of anything but butter.

I love fresh Brussel Sprouts!!!  I'll eat the frozen ones in a pinch, but the fresh are definitely better.

I just steam them and put a wee bit of margarine, lemon and some salt and pepper.

I grilled them for t-day ala Alton Brown

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/grilled-brussels-sprouts-recipe/index.html

Smoked paprika - I could go on and on about its magical wonderfulness.

I love Brussels sprouts!  When I was little, I thought they were baby cabbages.  I didn't realize they were cousins until I read it here.   

I do! Fresh only, please. Roasted with smoked salt, a wee bit of smoked paprika, diced real smoky crisp bacon, toasted pecans, some dried cranberries, and some olive oil. Life is good.

Dear Richard has always refused to eat Brussels sprouts. Always. He was forced to eat them when he was a child and it did not go over well. He made it halfway up the stairs to his room before the sprouts "came back up". His parents were not amused. Neither was Rick.

Well, the other night, my sister and BIL came for dinner and we made French Onion salisbury steaks (which are just delicious, BTW). As one of the sides, I roasted some Brussels sprouts as described above. There wasn't a sprout left in the bowl. And Rick ate them....and liked them! (I had made them that way on Thanksgiving, but he chickened out that time and wouldn't eat any.)

So after many, many years, Richard now eats blueberries and Brussels sprouts. Still working on the coconut and the liver.

Ooooooh this sounds wonderful 

Im going to have to get some and try

Ooo that sounds so good! I never get to eat them since everyone else here really hates them. I might have to cook them like this for me, though.

nurseangel said:

I love Brussels sprouts!  When I was little, I thought they were baby cabbages.  I didn't realize they were cousins until I read it here.   

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I do! I do!  I also thought they grew like baby cabbage.  I just learned, not more than a month ago that they grow on stalks.  Yikes. I am 50 yr old, how did that little bit of info escape me till now?  

My Grandmother liked to say, "You learn something new each day."   She was right.