I Love Brussels Sprouts
"I really do! These are yummy along side roast beef and sometimes I just eat them for a meal when DH is working. I hope you Sprouts Lovers give them a try."
photo by Secret Agent
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
5 cups
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 2 gallons water
- 1⁄4 cup kosher salt (more or less)
- 1 stalk Brussels sprout (one stalk should give you at least 4 or 5 cups)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- pepper, to taste
directions
- Bring the water and salt to a boil.
- While the water comes to a boil remove the Sprouts from the stalk and trim them well, cut and 'x' into the stem end and wash.
- Divide them into 2 cup portions and blanch in the boiling water for 4 to 5 minutes making sure not to over-cook them. They should still have a crunch to them.
- Drop into very cold water for 30 seconds to set the color and then let them come to room temperature on a tea-tower lined sheet pan. You can freeze them once they are cool and then seal them in a food saver, or continue with your recipe.
- Continue with your recipe -OR- Just before serving, melt the butter in a pan and when the butter almost stops sizzling add 2 cups of the blanched Brussels Sprouts and toss them in the butter until you can easily pierce them with the tip of a knife.
- Serve piping hot.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
I do love brussel sprouts and we did love them cooked like this. They were tender and tasty. I didn't add the salt to the water when cooking but used salted butter. -
This recipe is similar to how my mother taught me. Preparing and eating this delicious recipe really brought back wonderful memories. Thanks for a keeper!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Hello Zaars and Zaarinas!
Thank all of you who tried my 'memory' recipes and left such nice reviews and for taking such lovely pictures. I do appreciate your comments.
My pet peeves about cooking are recipe reviews where the reviewer says, "I made the recipe exactly as written EXCEPT yada yada yada" and I don't like suggestive names or titles such as, "Better Than Sex". I don't know why anyone would eat anything that is 'sinful' or 'decadent' since decadent is described as being decaying. Also, PAP-RI-KA only has 3 syllables. VINAIGRETTE is pronounced vin-a-grette, not vinager-ette. It's mas-car-pone not mars-ca-pone. And I don't like cutesy adult baby talk,,, or metro chic names like delish, nutrish, yummo, sammy, BAM! Oh well, I make as many, or more, faux pas as the next guy especially in ASL!
Things that crack me up are:
DH
Fred from youtube.com
Nick, my nephew
Fish and Poi song as performed by PoiBoi
My possum recipe per the song on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVvL4-srt6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpbyM8k7e2Q wow this is good!
my Doggie
Little Yellow Petey Bird on youtube
My BFF's. all of them and there are so many!
and my little Sister Mary Beth. She has MS and Lupus and a great attitude.
<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket">
<img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg">
