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How to prepare Brussels sprouts

Name: How to prepare Brussels sprouts
Prep time: 33 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 500 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 600 g Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts are delicious. On this site you'll find many recipes that use these versatile vegetables. Here is all you need to know about preparing and cooking them.

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Duration

40 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: February 6^th 2022

Step by step recipe Ingredients Duration Nutritional facts Cost Comments

For 500 g, you will need:

1 600 g Brussels sprouts
Total weight: 600 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

35 min.

Cooking

7 min.

All in all

40 min.

Preparation 35 min.

Cooking 7 min.

When should you start or finish this recipe?

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1

Each sprout needs to be prepared individually.

Stage 2

Start by cutting off the base...

Stage 3

...to clear away the stalk.

Stage 4

Then "peel" the sprout by removing the outer leaves...

Stage 5

...until it looks neat and clean.

Stage 6

If you intend eating the sprouts raw, now they are peeled they are ready to be sliced or shredded (for Brussels sprout salad for example).

Stage 7

If you are going to cook them, they are generally too big to cook well whole.

It is better to cut them in half lengthways...

Stage 8

...or even into four.

Stage 9

Now the sprout is ready for cooking.

Stage 10 - ⌛ 30 min.

How to prepare Brussels sprouts : Stage 10

Prepare all the sprouts like this.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 7 min.

How to prepare Brussels sprouts : Stage 11

You can follow the cooking instructions in your recipe, but two-stage cooking is one of the best methods.

First, boil in salted water until barely tender.

Stage 12 - ⌛ 3 min.

How to prepare Brussels sprouts : Stage 12

Then finish rapidly with a little butter and chopped shallot.

Remarks

It is important that cooking should be no longer than absolutely necessary to preserve the attractive green colour.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	4 g RDI=6 %	7 g RDI=3 %	0 g	48 kcal RDI=2 %	201 kJ RDI=2 %
Whole recipe	24 g RDI=37 %	42 g RDI=16 %	3 g RDI=4 %	288 kcal RDI=14 %	1,206 kJ RDI=14 %