(Brussels) Sprout-Fest
Oh, brussels sprouts, I love you so. The one downside to the CSA was the fact that they didn’t grow (or had bad luck with) sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower last year, and since I was working my way through what they DID grow I never bought any, either. Ben actually accused me of withholding sprouts, can you believe the nerve?
In response, I bought two pounds from Trader Joe’s and went to town. Herewith, a window into how food and leftovers live out their lives Chez Girl Reporter.
The first night, I roasted all two pounds.
I won’t lie, I don’t have the roasting quite perfect. I feel like they get smooshy by the time they are cooked and not bitter. Maybe next time I’ll parboil them? Actually, next time I’ll shred them in the food processor and then roast them on high heat like Greta does. Oh god, that’s good.
Anyway, we ate them with polenta cakes and sausage.
Now, two pounds is a lot of brussels sprouts, even once you’ve trimmed about a third off. The next night Ben was at a meeting, so I was on my own. We had some no-knead bread that was bordering on stale, so I toasted it up, heated up some sprouts, and fried an egg in olive oil. Truly an awesome dinner.
The next day at lunch there were still a few left. Also, two rounds of polenta. I don’t have a photo of the cold brussels sprouts (sue me) but here’s what I ate on the side while I fished them out of the pyrex bowl, still cold and more delicious than ever:
Ok, so Ben, who was so concerned about Sprout Deprivation, only got to eat them for one meal and I ate them for three. But I also cleaned them all: fair’s fair!
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I roast my sprouts on the stovetop. They turn out perfect everytime. I find they get too soft if I roast them in the oven.
Roast in a skillet on medium to medium-high temp. with a touch of olive oil. After about 4 min. put a cover on your skillet, turn temp. to medium and cook for another 5 min.
OMG, try Mark Bittman’s “Braised and Glazed” brussel sprouts recipe for an amazing, almost foolproof, sprouts recipe. The best part is that it’s a mostly hands off recipe.
I use the butter and veggie stock options, followed by defending the sprouts from the rest of the household.
I LOVE BRUSSEL SPROUTS!
I can’t get enough of roasted brussel sprouts.
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