I heard some disturbing news recently. It seems there may be a shortage of Brussels sprouts this winter. Hooray, cheer children and sprout haters throughout the land; boo hiss boo, says me. They’re dinky wee cabbages. What’s not to love?
Hopefully, the rumours aren’t true as we are crazy about stir fried sprouts at the moment. Simply fry some garlic and chilli (more than you think you’ll need) in a pan then add a great big pile of shredded sprouts. Cook over a medium high heat for 3-4 minutes until the greens soften, adding a splash of water if necessary.
We’ve been eating this side dish recently alongside spicy bean enchiladas. Perfect for munching on the sofa on cold, dark December nights.
Yikes, a sprout shortage? That would be disastrous.
I love sprouts prepared this way…also good to sprinkle a little fried bacon over the top before serving. UMMM…bacon. 🙂
Oh…I also meant to comment re how handsome Marco is in this photo!
Sounds lovely. I like sprouts in hazelnut butter but I think I’ll give your recipe a go.
I am with you – have been in scotland and just about to leave – had hoped to catch up with you but getting up north was a bit tough and our weekends were quite busy – but have enjoyed lots of sprouts here and would be sad to think there were none to annoy the sprout haters at christmas🙂
I like mine with a dash of cumin too. Actually I’ll eat them cooked any way – except over cooked and soggy!
Tried the sprouts and they were delicious!
We still have plenty of sprouts! We will have to try the stir fried sprouts at some stage. Our traditional method is to steam cook them as soon as we have harvested them, glaze them with butter and add bacon.
The secret to sprouts is to cook them as soon as they are off the stalk but a dash of cumin sounds like another great trick
I’m a big fan of sprouts too. I stir fry them with garlic, bacon and chestnuts.
Happy Christmas Wendy – hope you have fun over the holidays🙂
Just joined the Foodie 100 as a complete novice! Scanning the charts and this was the first one that really caught my eye. I stir fried our sprouts with cumin and pancetta and they were lush!
If you get a minute I’d love some feedback on my humble foray into food blogging.
It’s currently at http://www.floydsdad.info/category/floydsdad-on-the-pans/
Thanks.. Looking forward to reading more …