Sunday, April 5, 2009

Brussel Sprouts

Paul and I are generally pretty adventurous with our food. So, when my running partner said "I have this GREAT brussel sprout recipe!" We thought..we might actually like brussel sprouts, they're one of those "good for you" foods. So, we tried it and it was actually pretty good!

Here they are, all fresh and everything, funny looking little cabbage things...
All you do is cut them in half (and cut out any nasty parts you might find). They're even funnier looking once you cut into them, really cabbage-esque...
Throw them all into a plastic bag with 2-ish tablespoons of olive oil, some minced garlic, salt and pepper. Coat the sprouts well and spread on a cookie sheet...
Cook at 400 degrees for 10-20 minutes or until some of the leaves are brown and crispy.
Then comes my favorite part: toss in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of LEMON JUICE and enjoy!!
The lemon juice really makes them taste fresh and amazing. The only thing we're changing next time is we're actually going to cook them a little bit longer - the slightly burnt and crispy leaves were better than we thought they'd be. Thanks for the recipe, Brandi! Add brussel sprouts to our menu!
-H

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Brussel sprouts are one of my favorite fresh vegetables. GiGi almost always has them for Easter dinner. I'd like to try your recipe while you are here. I usually just boil them.....Yummmm..delicious.

Love you all,
Nonni

Anonymous said...

I've seen Curtis Stone (TLC's Take Home Chef) put them in the frying pan with just a little butter and salt and "carmelize" them so the "natural sugars" come out... sounds so lovely because he is speaking in his British/Austrailia accent the entire time... even with all that... I've never tried them :P ~ Laura H.

Carolyn said...

We'll have to try that recipe. Normally brussel sprouts are just so bland and cabbage like...