How to Prepare Brussel Sprouts for roasting or pan frying. This is an easy method for getting brussel sprouts ready for your recipe.
Preparing Brussel Sprouts
Brussel Sprouts are a delicious side dish to make for most main dishes. They are delicious along side of dishes like Cauliflower mashed potatoes, homemade creamed corn, and cowboy baked beans.
Brussels Sprouts are a beautiful side dish for holiday meals, but they can be intimidating if you’ve never cooked with them. Try not to worry, once you’ve prepared brussel sprouts once, you’ll be a pro.
Here’s What You’ll Need to Prepare Brussel Sprouts
- Brussel Sprouts
Equipment Needed
- Sharp Knife
- Cutting Board
- Bowl filled with water
How to Prepare Brussel Sprouts
You’ll need to handle each Brussels sprout individually, but don’t be intimidated by that – it goes pretty fast.
First, take a sharp knife and trim the bottom of the sprout. Cut the bottom off to the base of the leaves.
Peel the loose leaves off of the Brussels sprout, one by one.
You may find some leaves with holes like this one, discard those, and keep going until you get to the firm, and “hole free” leaves.
If your recipe might say to halve or quarter your sprouts.
For halving the sprout, simply cut the sprout in half from stem to the top leaf.
If you need to quarter them, take those halves, and cut each one down the center.
To be sure all critters have vacated the sprouts, soak the brussel sprout in a bowl of water for about 5 minutes.
Drain the water, and rinse one more time.
You’re ready to roast your brussels sprouts.
For this dish above, I tossed the prepared Brussels Sprouts, and fresh cranberries in olive oil, and sprinkled with salt & pepper. I then roasted them on a baking sheet at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes.
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