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My vote YES ... lovely with Christmas dinner,
but NO on barbecue in July
but NO on barbecue in July
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Lovely with bacon pieces and chestnuts mixed in with them.
Yes, yes and thrice yes. So long as gravy is at hand, then sprouts are a welcome addition to any meal.
An uncharacteristically w@nky post from rtb then. Unless he was taking the p1ss.
An uncharacteristically w@nky post from rtb then. Unless he was taking the p1ss.
Have to be al dente, though, but au naturel ... no bacon pieces, olive oil, pine nuts etc etc
Bloody hell, this is what I get when I try and come off as a sophisticate!! 
Try covering them in n0b cheese then, if you must - happy now??!
Try covering them in n0b cheese then, if you must - happy now??!
Rosenkohl in German - "rose cabbage", which is what they are really when they're growing on the stalks.
Top tip: do not go into a German greengrocer's and ask whether they have any Bruesselsprossen.
Top tip: do not go into a German greengrocer's and ask whether they have any Bruesselsprossen.
need to be crunchy
they turn into the devils own bollox if over cooked, ghastly things then.
they turn into the devils own bollox if over cooked, ghastly things then.
Nothing illustrates the average age of the chit-chatter more than this sprout appreciation thread.
Me, I love em, the kids won't go near them though.
Me, I love em, the kids won't go near them though.
A definite yes from me.
It's a great shame, as with pancakes that it's only once a year!
It's a great shame, as with pancakes that it's only once a year!
I buy broccoli through the year and replace it with sprouts when they become available.
But I wouldnt say either were exactly pleasant or owt, just that I had the stuff pushed on me as a kid and told I had to eat the stuff and continued
But I wouldnt say either were exactly pleasant or owt, just that I had the stuff pushed on me as a kid and told I had to eat the stuff and continued
YES.
Delicious eaten raw too, to be snacked on when preparing them for the pot.
Brings back memories of childhood picking them on dad's allotment in the depths of winter, frozen fingers and sprouts covered with a glaze of ice.
Doesn't seem to get that cold these days.
Delicious eaten raw too, to be snacked on when preparing them for the pot.
Brings back memories of childhood picking them on dad's allotment in the depths of winter, frozen fingers and sprouts covered with a glaze of ice.
Doesn't seem to get that cold these days.
No....... used to have just one
on the plate only on Christmas day - not sure why tbh, but stopped defiling my dinner years ago.
on the plate only on Christmas day - not sure why tbh, but stopped defiling my dinner years ago.
A few to garnish the plate.... Any one tried the purple sprouts? seem to be everywhere this year
I like them, but outside of now rarely think about them. Anyone fermented them and if so what were they like?
oh yes and being the only one in my family who loves them i get a whole pan full to myself 
Just had a quick check of the voting ...
not biased in any way - mmm lovely crisp sprouts, can't beat them ...
anyway, votes so far
YES 57
NO 2
DON'T KNOWS 2
SPOILT PAPERS 3
Vote closes sometime later.
not biased in any way - mmm lovely crisp sprouts, can't beat them ...
anyway, votes so far
YES 57
NO 2
DON'T KNOWS 2
SPOILT PAPERS 3
Vote closes sometime later.
plenty of farting to be done by chit chatters over xmass
of course yes. one of my favourites. even eat them raw
raw aint the torture
overcooking brings out the beastie within
overcooking brings out the beastie within
many people who 'like' sprouts probably rarely 'taste' em
If you dont aggravate a sprout the flavour doesn't come out, which is probably how many eat them.
If you cook em for ages till they go soft then thats the true taste of a sprout imo
If you dont aggravate a sprout the flavour doesn't come out, which is probably how many eat them.
If you cook em for ages till they go soft then thats the true taste of a sprout imo
They're delicious with lovely crispy pancetta and a little bit of cream, next to a chunk of roast beef and a pile of roasties.
i must be the odd one out i like them really soft
I feel a poem coming on, what with all this sprout-talk ...
Merry chit chatters are having their say
And reckon sprouts make intestinal gas
But please chit chatters remember this
A sprout's not just for Christmas
Merry chit chatters are having their say
And reckon sprouts make intestinal gas
But please chit chatters remember this
A sprout's not just for Christmas
How long does one boil these little rancid greenballs to make them eatable please ?
Blooming lovely little chaps. Best thing about Christmas.
100% yes but must be fresh not frozen. And a cross cut in bottom of stalk.
Charlie ...
The X cut in the stalk helps the sprout to cook evenly - boiling water penetrates the stalk and centre of the sprout better.
I just made that up, but it sounds very plausible.
The X cut in the stalk helps the sprout to cook evenly - boiling water penetrates the stalk and centre of the sprout better.
I just made that up, but it sounds very plausible.
Another fact which may or may not be made up about sprouts is that people can be genetically predisposed to disliking them, because they contain a bitter amide which only people with certain genetic markers can taste.
Yes. Adding a pinch of sugar to the boiling water takes away any bitterness and makes them heavenly.
mememe, I've heard that before, no idea if it's true or not but it's a must.
You can evidently eat the stalks as well. Not tried it though.
You can evidently eat the stalks as well. Not tried it though.
Jed - That could easily be true. There is a significant gene differential with Asparagus - If you have it, your pee smells after eating it. If you haven't it doesnt. It could of course be the other way round but anyway it is definitely some do some don't as far as the smell goes.
Forgot to add - the cross in the bottom of the sprout is a waste of time, makes no difference. If you dont believe me, test it
Odd that people who cross sprouts never cross the equally thick stems of calabrese (broccoli) or the thick end of a carrot
.
Odd that people who cross sprouts never cross the equally thick stems of calabrese (broccoli) or the thick end of a carrot
.
cooking veg in sugar?
not even the greens are wholesome it seems
sprouts, just like all veg needs as little time boiled as poss, the minerals within breakdown very easily
you want sugar in your foodstuff then buy something...anything in a coloured box
not even the greens are wholesome it seems
sprouts, just like all veg needs as little time boiled as poss, the minerals within breakdown very easily
you want sugar in your foodstuff then buy something...anything in a coloured box
Only OAPs boil sprouts. Traditionally with soda crystals added to the water to enhance the soft, damp horror of the outcome.
Instead plonk them in the roasting dish beside or under sausages or poultry or whatever you're cooking in the oven. Fifteen minutes. That way they get the flavour of the juices of the meat, plus they don't go soggy. Had some for dinner tonight baked in the butter from a chicken breast.
Also had some of the big leaves from the top of the stalk raw in cheese sandwiches for lunch. Don't know why greengrocers throw away the leaves, they're like a small, free cabbage.
Instead plonk them in the roasting dish beside or under sausages or poultry or whatever you're cooking in the oven. Fifteen minutes. That way they get the flavour of the juices of the meat, plus they don't go soggy. Had some for dinner tonight baked in the butter from a chicken breast.
Also had some of the big leaves from the top of the stalk raw in cheese sandwiches for lunch. Don't know why greengrocers throw away the leaves, they're like a small, free cabbage.
Infact come to think of it I only ever boil potatoes or peas, the rest get steamed.
Only time I boil spuds is to make mash for a shepherd's pie. Peas just go straight into the pie, so that's some more boiling avoided.
Clement Freud's Christmas recipe in the Observer in 1966 featured boiled turkey.
Years later he excused himself by claiming that as we'd just won the World Cup we thought we were capable of anything.
Years later he excused himself by claiming that as we'd just won the World Cup we thought we were capable of anything.
Too lazy - bake them in their jackets instead.
Ah, pomme de terre en robe de chambre! Love em but couldn't do without my roasties
Sprouts are best parboiled with seasoning, lightly sautéed in butter with some pine kernels and then thrown in the fecking bin. 
Yes but buy them frozen they're fresher that way..Less farts...
You can't have your pudding until you've eaten your sprouts. How can you have any pudding if you haven't eaten your sprouts?
Anyone remember the 'Young Ones' sketch about sprouts?
Not exactly the script, but along similar lines ....
We've got sprouts for Christmas lunch.
But I hate sprouts!
You've GOT to have them.
Why?
BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS!!
Not exactly the script, but along similar lines ....
We've got sprouts for Christmas lunch.
But I hate sprouts!
You've GOT to have them.
Why?
BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS!!
Sprouts are just NOT for Christmas
There for EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeha!!!!!!!!!!!
There for EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeha!!!!!!!!!!!
YES
Love 'em, but don't like them 'crunchy'.
Like them soft (not sloppy) so your guts can digest them easily - ergo no 'afters'.
Steaming them makes this an easy thing to do as you can test them minute by minute to exactly how you want them.
Forget boiling anything and get a steamer (steaming basket).
That's about the best cooking advice I can give anyone.
You won't regret it.
Love 'em, but don't like them 'crunchy'.
Like them soft (not sloppy) so your guts can digest them easily - ergo no 'afters'.
Steaming them makes this an easy thing to do as you can test them minute by minute to exactly how you want them.
Forget boiling anything and get a steamer (steaming basket).
That's about the best cooking advice I can give anyone.
You won't regret it.
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