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How to prepare 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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Last modified on: February 6^th 2022

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For 500 g, you will need:

1 600 g Brussels sprouts
Total weight: 600 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
33 min.	7 min.	40 min.

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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.

Prepare all the sprouts like this.

Stage 11 - 7 min.

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.

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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
288 Kcal or 1,206 Kj	24 gr	42 gr	3 gr
14 %	9 %	4 %	<1 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
48 Kcal or 201 Kj	4 gr	7 gr	1 gr
2 %	2 %	1 %	<1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 500 g : 2.70 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Brussels sprouts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hearty leek and sprout soup, Roast Brussels sprouts with sage and lemon, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Country vegetable soup, Sautéed Green Vegetables in pan, ... All

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