The humble Sprout

Rocker

Easy to understand why so many dislike this vegetable. Soggy sprouts, overcooked and lifeless. That is how most people experience sprouts.

Try them this way for a change. Par boil them for three minutes then roast them as you do for roast spuds. In goose fat and as much crushed garlic as you like. Don't overcook them, remove from the oven while they are slightly crisp.

Simple but very effective. Try it out for yourself.

Gassage

So, with all that prep work, a sort of Prefab Sprout then?

mike_l

Sprouts are evil. Fact.

Strat_a_tat_tat

mike_l said:

Sprouts are evil. Fact.

Yeah... that's why Rocker suggested adding garlic. It repels vampires and sprouts.

Sibelius

Love sprouts but covering them in fat......yuk!!

Strat_a_tat_tat

The humble sprout is fine.

It's the gobby, egotistical ones that do my head in.

Emp_Fab

They're nice as they are.  If you feel the need to disguise their taste with other ingredients, then maybe you shouldn't bother with them in the first place !

Strat_a_tat_tat

Emp_Fab said:

They're nice as they are.  If you feel the need to disguise their taste with other ingredients, then maybe you shouldn't bother with them in the first place !

The voice of common sense!

DiscoStu

I like sprouts, it's just that many folk overcook them with too much salt in the water.

This year I did them a bit fancier. Parboiled them for 3 minutes, then sliced them in half.

Fried off some pancetta then added the sprouts to the pan with butter and garlic.

Delicious.

Reheated the leftovers on Boxing Day in the oven and they were even better!

57Deluxe

just given some 5 mins in the Mwave rice cooker...

RocknRollDave

DiscoStu said:

I like sprouts, it's just that many folk overcook them with too much salt in the water.

This year I did them a bit fancier. Parboiled them for 3 minutes, then sliced them in half.

Fried off some pancetta then added the sprouts to the pan with butter and garlic.

Delicious.

Reheated the leftovers on Boxing Day in the oven and they were even better!

are you taking bookings for Xmas 2016 yet?

thumpingrug

I steam mine for 6 mins. 

fretmeister

I do them like this

Sassafras

I can't make up my mind whether they're evil or not. All I know is that they have the sign of the cross cut into them.

BigMonka

DiscoStu;913862" said:

I like sprouts, it's just that many folk overcook them with too much salt in the water.This year I did them a bit fancier. Parboiled them for 3 minutes, then sliced them in half.Fried off some pancetta then added the sprouts to the pan with butter and garlic.Delicious.Reheated the leftovers on Boxing Day in the oven and they were even better!

We do them a bit like that too, but also chuck in a few chopped up roasted chestnuts.

Emp_Fab

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Emp_Fab said:

They're nice as they are.  If you feel the need to disguise their taste with other ingredients, then maybe you shouldn't bother with them in the first place !

The voice of common sense!

Oh ! - I am SO having that as my sig !!  Thankyou very much @Strat_a_tat_tat :-)

axisus

All veg are evil. Except for potatoes.

Strat_a_tat_tat

Emp_Fab said:

Strat_a_tat_tat said:

Emp_Fab said:

They're nice as they are.  If you feel the need to disguise their taste with other ingredients, then maybe you shouldn't bother with them in the first place !

The voice of common sense!

Oh ! - I am SO having that as my sig !!  Thankyou very much @Strat_a_tat_tat :-)

Hapus i helpu.... as they say in Upper Cwmtwrch. 

jonnyburgo

Steamed are best.

Nitefly

Three sprouts is all anyone needs in a meal.  Three.

Strat_a_tat_tat

Nitefly said:

Three sprouts is all anyone needs in a lifetime.  Three.

Fixed that for you.