Re:Tastes of veggies *Brussels Sprouts

[Guest guest]

I like my broccoli cooked just a little longer than the " crisp-tender " , because

when it's very " crisp " , I think it IS more " bitter " .  Just a hair longer cooking

time and it's much milder and sweeter--it's a really fine line between " perfect "

and " over-cooked " .

 

As for brussels sprouts, my main intro to them as a kid was the rather tough

frozen kind--they really (to me) only taste good when they are WELL cooked.  But

the fresh ones, I've only recently discovered.  I love them steamed to just a

CERTAIN point of more-tender-than crisp...or else they seem bitter AND tough.

 

One thing I have done which I think makes the " B-sprouts " tender and palatable

is to slice off the bottom (the dry stem part) and then to slice them

length-wise into tiny little wedges, almost like miniature cabbage wedges. 

These will cook quickly in a stir-fry or go nicely into a mixed batch of steamed

fresh veggies--they blend with other flavors and are not too strong.  Plus, I

think cutting the tiny " cabbage heads " of the brussels sprouts seems to make the

tougher outer leaves seem more tender or something.  They also take seasonings

more readily when sliced and the " wedges " seem to hold together, as long as each

piece is sliced lengthwise and has a little of the " stem " at the base.

 

--Just my 2 cents' worth!

Peace!

 

--Laura B., in Illinois (I'm hungry for brussels sprouts now!)

 

Tastes of veggies

    Posted by: " thelilacflower " thelilacflower

thelilacflower

    Sun May 10, 2009 7:03 pm ((PDT))

 

Some I like a lot better than others but I eat all of them. 

 

.....Now brussels are not a favorite, they taste bitter to me but I load them

with salt, garlic, butter and down them quickly lol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I love fresh brussels sprouts, but personally can't eat the frozen ones.

 

I slice off the base & cut a deep " X " into the top. Sometimes I steam them, then

toss in toasted sesame oil, fresh lemon juice & salt.

 

Sometimes I slice them & grill them in a stovetop grill pan.

 

Sometimes I roast them in the oven after tossing them w/sesame oil, lemon juice

& salt.

 

There are zillions of brussels sprout recipes in the files that I have not

tried, because I really love them w/oil & lemon juice.

[Guest guest]

brussels and lemon just go together.

i make a sauce from smart balance margerine and some lemon juice and a

few sprinkles of nutritional yeast flakes, yumz,

chanda

 

There are zillions of brussels sprout recipes in the files that I have

not tried, because I really love them w/oil & lemon juice.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

[Default] On Mon, 11 May 2009 13:29:15 -0700 (PDT), judith bell

<judithb wrote:

 

>...personally can't eat the frozen ones.

 

They are fine when chopped and thrown into soups. When they are on sale,

I stock up and use them that way.