Who loves Brussels Sprouts?

[Joey D]

While I don't hate them, I wouldn't say I love them. I can even tolerate them not smothered in butter and salt too, but I wouldn't go out of my way to make or order them. If they're already in something, I'll just eat em because they're there.

The best way I've had them though is in olive oil with some rosemary and thyme on them.

 

[kikie]

I changed my mind.

* I do, I do, I do ooh.

 

[Chrunch Houston]

I love them. I buy them frozen and boil them until they are tender. Pour out the water and slather with butter and salt. They are my second favorite vegetable after broccoli.

 

[PocketZeven]

Any people hear ever taste belgian andive or chicory? (dont know the correct translation)

 

[Scaff]

Of course! You cooked them too long

Cut into the cruciform, one minute in boiling water, into cold water, into hot pan with lardons/bacon and throw around for a minute, add a bit of butter and fresh black pepper for the final 10s. Gorgeous! NOTE: Don't eat them if they've been picked for more than a few days, they go very bitter.

EDIT: I can neither confirm nor deny that our last lot of christmas sprouts were picked from a nearby field in the dead of night

Add in some crumbed chestnuts (cooked of course) and they are even better.

 

[UKMikey]

NOTE: Don't eat them if they've been picked for more than a few days, they go very bitter.

This explains so much.

 

[TexRex]

Any people hear ever taste belgian andive or chicory? (dont know the correct translation)

Yep.

 

[Dennisch]

Boiled small sprouts and mashed together with potatoes. A bit of mustard, salt, white pepper and butter.

Currently on my plate.
Tasty.

Edit

My vote made it fiddy/fiddy.

 

[PocketZeven]

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Boiled small sprouts and mashed together with potatoes. A bit of mustard, salt, white pepper and butter.

Currently on my plate.
Tasty.

No gravy?

 

[Dennisch]

No gravy?

Yes, made from the tartar that's there too

 

[PocketZeven]

Yes, made from the tartar that's there too

Eet smakelijk!

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Do we have any Brussels-based members to weigh in?

Edit: I love butter. That's what this thread is about, right?

 

[PocketZeven]

Do we have any Brussels-based members to weigh in?

Member @kikie is belgian and might be from brussels?

Yep.

I wasnt sure they were commonly eaten in the USA. So how do you like this vegetable compared to sprouts?

 

[kikie]

Member @kikie is belgian and might be from brussels?



I wasnt sure they were commonly eaten in the USA. So how do you like this vegetable compared to sprouts?

Nope, I'm not. I live far, far away from Brussles.

 

[PocketZeven]

Nope, I'm not. I live far, far away from Brussles.

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That is relative though, you are probably the closest to brussels of us all. I have 2 cousins live in Mol. Isnt it also the location of tomorrowland?

 

[kikie]

That is relative though, you are probably the closest to brussels of us all. I have 2 cousins live in Mol. Isnt it also the location of tomorrowland?

Nope, graspop is.

No Brussels Sprouts knowledge in Mol. We don't even call it Brussels Sprouts. Just Sprouts.

 

[TexRex]

I wasnt sure they were commonly eaten in the USA. So how do you like this vegetable compared to sprouts?

I'm not sure that it is, but I've prepared it on numerous occasions and in a variety of ways.

Hard to compare the two. I'd argue that endive is more versatile, but I prefer the sprouts when prepared well to endive when prepared well. I enjoy radicchio (also in the chicory family) more than both, though.

My vote made it fiddy/fiddy.

And the ayes take the lead!

 

[PocketZeven]

I'm not sure that it is, but I've prepared it on numerous occasions and in a variety of ways.

Hard to compare the two. I'd argue that endive is more versatile, but I prefer the sprouts when prepared well to endive when prepared well. I enjoy radicchio (also in the chicory family) more than both, though.


And the ayes take the lead!

I recommend to stirfry with black bean sauce.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Edit: I love butter. That's what this thread is about, right?

Dude, that's what life is about.

 

[PocketZeven]

Dude, that's what life is about.

Bacon

 

[TexRex]

I recommend to stirfry with black bean sauce.

They can get rather spendy here and I tend to prefer preparations that highlight their flavor, and black bean sauce is pretty assertive, but I appreciate the suggestion. I may try that with the aforementioned radicchio.

 

[ImaRobot]

I love them steamed or pan fried. They're great in general to be honest.

My other half works at a place called The Dive SKC and they prepare it pan-fried with a bacon vinaigrette topped with feta and red onion, and they're just great. I usually don't put too much extra's on it, and that was even pushing it for me, but they taste so good like that. I prefer how she prepares it though, because some of the other cooks tend to make it too oily for some reason.

Managed to find an image of theirs. Sure, they don't look very appealing, but I promise, they're good!

 

[kikie]

I love them steamed or pan fried. They're great in general to be honest.

Managed to find an image of theirs. Sure, they don't look very appealing, but I promise, they're good!

They look like walnuts.

 

[ImaRobot]

They look like walnuts.

Yeah, even when uncooked

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Bacon

Eh, the problem with bacon — and I realize that's a dangerous way to start a sentence — is that it stinks up the joint when you cook it. That smell gets in your clothes. As someone that worked in a restaurant, it cues flashbacks.

*delicious looking plate*

Hell yes. That's the way to have them, nice and crispy.

I need to go back to LA, the amount of good food was ridiculous.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I know this isn't appropriate, but somehow still very appropriate:

 

[ImaRobot]

Hell yes. That's the way to have them, nice and crispy.

I need to go back to LA, the amount of good food was ridiculous.

👍 I try not to get them all the time, because not only does she give me a good sized plate, but you just feel like a fatboy after that.

What's ridiculous about the general Los Angeles area is how quickly it changes between one ethnicity to the other. There is no shortage of food here, and going on a diet is very hard for me because of that

 

[TexRex]

I love them. I buy them frozen and boil them until they are tender. Pour out the water and slather with butter and salt. They are my second favorite vegetable after broccoli.

Ever put them in the air fryer?

 

[PocketZeven]

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My vote made it fiddy/fiddy.

I know this isn't appropriate, but somehow still very appropriate:

I see what you did there

 

[SlipZtrEm]

👍 I try not to get them all the time, because not only does she give me a good sized plate, but you just feel like a fatboy after that.

What's ridiculous about the general Los Angeles area is how quickly it changes between one ethnicity to the other. There is no shortage of food here, and going on a diet is very hard for me because of that

*going slightly more off-topic*

I know all too well what you mean: Toronto is the exact same. Our restaurant-per-capita rate isn't much different from LA's, and as it's such an immigrant-friendly city — over half the population wasn't born in Canada — there's something for everyone.

I don't find it much of an issue when it comes to dieting, but I do find it incredibly hard to ever get through our ongoing list of new restaurants to try...