sprouts.....Can be delicious

[Melman Giraffe]

I hated eating sprouts up until last Christmas when I came across this recipe

Boil sprouts as usual
Fry lardons of Bacon
Toast some sesame seeds
combine and serve.

Delicious

Whats your recipe?

[grumbledoak]

I find the secret with sprouts is:

• Don't 'cross' them
• Don't use Bicarbonate of Soda; 'the Djermans' are no longer coming for you (or your sprouts)
• Don't 'put them on' a week in advance!

[Don]

I like mine plain steamed, but it is VITAL to not overdo 'em else they go bitter. Six minutes or so...

Then tossed in a little butter, possibly a garlic butter if nothing else is going garlicky.

I tend to put bacon in with Savoy Cabbage. Mmmmm.

[Plotloss]

I cant stand them but begrudgingly do them at christmas with lardons and walnuts.

[mechsympathy]

Delicious? Or just a bit more bearable?

[Melman Giraffe]

mechsympathy said:

Delicious? Or just a bit more bearable?

True!!

[TIGA84]

I love them, but simply boiled, 7-8 mins I suppose, season, bit of butter, lovely.

You can also shred them, bit of soy, bit of chilli, squeeze of lime. Works better than you think. I suppose you could always do a flavoured butter instead of the chinesey way, anchovies/cumin/chilli/black pepper might be a go-er. I'll have to give it a try.

[xrv]

Steamed with bacon and roasted chestnuts with a little butter salt and pepper.

[Puggit]

I like mine in the bin

[toastboy]

Put a cross in the base of them and boil rapidly in highly salted water for 20 mins.

Sprouts like my gran used to make, you'll still taste them days later.

[Bob the Planner]

Steam mine for about 8-10 minutes but do cross them. Always do a few portions too many and them use them with left over mashed potato and bacon bits as a bubble and squeak