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| Brussel Sprouts; What did I do wrong? | |
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| Topic Started: Oct 7 2012, 12:02 PM (177 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Oct 7 2012, 12:02 PM Post #1 |
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I could have sworn we had a brussel sprout thread somewhere??? Anyhow, as those of you who have read our What's for Dinner thread today with attention paid to food rather than puns :rules: already know, I am planning on serving my dinner guests brussel sprouts I grew in my garden. I have never eaten a brussel sprout, but I think the plant is cool looking, so I grew 6 of them. Our neighbors who had picking rights while we were away told us that they were delicious, a bit buggy, but once cleaned they were fine. So given we have enough sprouts to feed Rhode Island, I went about picking the two pounds my recipe called for - and then cleaned and trimmed them, also as called for. Then I boiled them for 5 minutes and plunged them into ice water. About half the leafs came off!! btw - just looked in the dictionary and leafs and leaves are both correct. I proceeded with the recipe, but as I discarded the extra leaves, not sure I actually have 4 servings, assuming they are palatable. What did I do wrong? |
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| FuzzyO | Oct 7 2012, 12:14 PM Post #2 |
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Some of the outer leaves will come off. The shorter you trim the stalk, the less there is holding the leaves in place, if you see what I mean. I wouldn't discard them, as you are dishing up the sprouts dish up some leaves with them. |
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| Darcie | Oct 7 2012, 12:17 PM Post #3 |
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I don't know if you did anything wrong, but I do soak them in salted water for about an hour first so if there are any bugs they float to the surface. I do take off loose leaves befire cooking but I steam them and do not boil them. Even then a few leaves fall off. |
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| Dana | Oct 8 2012, 04:04 AM Post #4 |
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BJ, Did you perhaps cut the stem too much? If you do, the leaves have no way to stay on. I do them as my ex English MIL taught me as I had never eaten them until I got married. Never had broccoli until I left home either. Dad would only eat what he would eat. I had a world of food adventures when I left home. MIL would wash, remove any discoloured leaves, trim the stem just a little and then make an X cut in the bottom of the stem, deeper in the larger ones so that they would cook evenly. Not too many loose leaves but always a few. Thanksgiving just isn't without them and I always do some tho the other MIL says not to bother, I do and they are always eaten. Heaven help me keep my civil tongue. I am doing dinner tomorrow and will be getting lots of advice on just how I should do everything. :cow-IthinkIamgoingmad: I've already been told not to bother with the pumpkin tarts but I listen and do what I want anyway. PS I have always found that the home grown sprouts have more bugs and soaking as Darcie suggests is a good idea, especially if it has been rainy days. ;) Sshhhhhhh! Edited by Dana, Oct 8 2012, 04:06 AM.
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| angora | Oct 8 2012, 05:32 AM Post #5 |
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My English mil prepared the brussel sprouts the way you do Dana. That way (cutting a cross in the bottom) you dont trim them too close and thus the leaves have a core to cling too. |
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| Deleted User | Oct 8 2012, 05:40 AM Post #6 |
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Well the brussel sprouts may have been less than half their original size, but were quite palatable. Recipe quite simple: Clean then, boil for a few minutes, then saute in garlic butter til they brown a bit, add salt and pepper to taste, then add candied Pecan halves, broken in half and a sqeeze of lemon juice and more butter. |
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| Bitsy | Oct 8 2012, 06:05 AM Post #7 |
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http://s7.zetaboards.com/Worldwide_Seniors/topic/8735268/1/ I do wish that Zetaboards would get the search fixed....it doesn't bring up any current topics. |
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| Trotsky | Oct 9 2012, 03:18 AM Post #8 |
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When I am going to roast or saute my sprouts I would NEVER pre-boil them. Sounds like a recipe for overcooking them to mush. I think they are best when just steamed for 20 minutes. |
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| Deleted User | Oct 9 2012, 09:48 AM Post #9 |
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Home grown brussles sprouts are a real treat. The kind you get in the store tend to have the consistency of bullets, and taste horrid. Probably why so many people profess not to like them. nainai |
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