Brussels sprouts taste good now, fight me.
Edit, addendum: https://xkcd.com/2241/
Salt, Olive Oil, pepper pepper pepper, then some time in the air fryer… It’s magic. My kids even like them.
I fry up a couple of rashers of bacon, toss halved sprouts in the grease, then pop them on a grill until they’re almost done, then put them in a sealed bowl with salt and a little blue cheese until they’re done, then crumble the bacon on top. It ain’t healthy, but they’ll make the heart attack worth it.
Honestly if you just bake them right they’re still chill. Fry them up in stir fry, steam them with the other veg, they’re just like broccoli misunderstood because people overcook them, or boil them. Always a bad idea
You’re ideas best though for a doubter
How is your stroke going?
I’ve seen how hefty a brussel sprout stalk can be, no way I’m going to fight you when you’ve got a weapon like that laying around
Little butter and bacon 🥓
Pork belly….
And a bit of Dijon.
There are two reasons why you hate brussel sprouts:
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You probably only remember them from when you were a kid. About 15 years ago a new, less bitter cultivar of brussel sprouts was developed, and is now the main the cultivar.
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Your parents (or grandparents, or whoever did the cooking at Christmas) probably boiled or steamed them, which is a perfect way to make any vegetable taste bad.
Here’s what you actually do. Dice up a small amount of bacon and lightly fry in a tiny bit of oil, just until the bacon fat starts to render out. Add a nob of butter (altogether the amount of fat should nicely coat the bottom of the pan). Cut your sprouts in half and place them in the fat cut side down. DON’T TOUCH THEM. Let them sit until a nice brown crust forms. Then add a splash of water (or chicken stock if you’re a true degenerate) and cover for a few minutes to steam. When done, a knife should pierce them with some resistance (bite into one, it should have a little crunch to it, but not unpleasantly so; just enough to not be mushy). Drain off the liquid, hit them with kosher salt and a little bit of black pepper.
Note that the bacon is totally optional. If you’re just adding a quick veg to a meal you can skip that part and they’ll still taste great.
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Everything in that image is a delight to the mouth when cooked well.
Brussels sprouts, you roast those little green balls and they turn into a slightly sweet, wonderfully deep and complex flavor bomb. Add a light drizzle of balsamic, your mouth and brain will orgasm.
Hell, you can roast any of them and end up with great taste, though the leafy ones can get over cooked really easy that way compared to a nice braise or saute.
Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew.
If you cut brussel sprouts the right way, they can look like roses.
I will throw all of these things into a bonfire. Yes I’m a super taster, and yes I have the genes that make these vegetables taste like bitter poison.
