Sprouts!

Well in the end I just kept them simple by gently frying them in butter with salt and pepper. They were, as usual, lovely and went with my buttered sweet potato mash, and my chicken stuffed with goats cheese and wrapped in bacon.

Definitely going to do them with chestnuts for christmas though.

I love cooking. :)
 
Yeah stir fried with bacon.
Kids dont like them due to bitter and reputation, but swear if people actually gave them a ho when bolder they lovely. Especially when not boiled to mush like aby veg.
 
You've gotta love sprouts, couldn't time travel without them.

As for eating plain boiled with a bit of butter at the end. Overcooking them should be a criminal offence :p
 
You should have had your sprouts for christmas on by 24th of August.

I did see someone on t' telleh fry them with lardons or panchetta or something but I was not paying attenttion so cant relay the recipe so there was no point in me typing really.

Sorry!
 
Cooking some more up this afternoon.

Par boiled, then quartered and fried in butter with some bacon.

Should go nice with my roast beef, and celeriac and potato gratin (which is a first). :cool:
 
PapaLazaru said:
Does anyone ever chop the sprouts up to make a dish? I tend to halve or quarter mine (unless just boiling which is rare). Am thinking about experimenting next time by chopping them up and going oriental on them somehow.
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Yup. Just this friday the girlfriend and I made Bacon and sprout risotto. It was gorgeous. Get a basic white risotto going (google Jamie Olivers recipe if you don't know how to make one). In a separate pan fry your chopped up Bacon until nice and crispy. Remove that then add your sprouts with a huge amount of butter. Keep them cooking on a low/medium heat until just about cooked. Keep them to one side until your risotto is about 5mins away from being ready. Then fold them in. When your risotto is ready, fold in some cheshire cheese (not parmesan like other risottos!), put a lid on and let it rest for 5mins to make it super creamy. Lush!
 
PapaLazaru said:
I love my sprouts and usually just boil them or shallow fry them in butter with a bit of garlic and a tiny bit of chilli.

Got a load to cook tonight and am wondering if anyone has any simple recipes to jazz them up a bit, or give me a new direction to start going for.

ta :)
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I'm indifferent to sprouts, I will eat them if given them, but the above sounds quite nice actually!
 
Scam said:
Yup. Just this friday the girlfriend and I made Bacon and sprout risotto. It was gorgeous. Get a basic white risotto going (google Jamie Olivers recipe if you don't know how to make one). In a separate pan fry your chopped up Bacon until nice and crispy. Remove that then add your sprouts with a huge amount of butter. Keep them cooking on a low/medium heat until just about cooked. Keep them to one side until your risotto is about 5mins away from being ready. Then fold them in. When your risotto is ready, fold in some cheshire cheese (not parmesan like other risottos!), put a lid on and let it rest for 5mins to make it super creamy. Lush!
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That sounds awesome! Will try that in the week cheers for that. :)

physichull said:
I'm indifferent to sprouts, I will eat them if given them, but the above sounds quite nice actually!
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It makes a lot of difference. Just boiling them is so very wrong.
 
Sprouts are awesomesauce, they are great first time around and great in bubble n squeak the day after :D
 
Try some honey with those sprouts....!! I'm the only one in my family that loves sprouts, i have them by the bucket full. just dont be around me when they have digested.
 
Yeah true, i would be up for having some nicely cooked ones though....if that's possible! :p
 
Love Sprouts, the softer the better, they should fall apart when you penatrate them with your fork
 
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