Brussels sprouts are underrated in my opinion. If you're anything like me you think of your mothers steamed/boiled sprouts from when you were a kid and you think PLEGH! However, I was awoken to the awesomeness of the sprout one day by watching the food network. I saw on a French cooking show a recipe where you break the sprouts into individual leaves (not for the impatient) and then saute the leaves with bacon. This was a revelation for me. I tried the recipe, loved it and have since become a fan of the brussel sprout. Yesterday I was cruising the produce section of Metro (yes I'm still shopping there!) and noticed they had fresh sprouts in stock, so I bought a handful or two and thought I'd base my dinner on the sprouts.
What I came up with was the idea of making them sweet and sour with a maple vinegar deglazing. First I pre-heated my pan, then added a lug of olive oil. Then I tossed in my sprouts with chunks of green zucchini and let it cook at a nice medium high heat so that I got that tasty crispiness on the outside of the veg. After a bit I added some Bolivian rose salt, fresh ground pepper and tossed in some cubed smoked tofu. Let it cook another 4 minutes or so. Then I took one tablespoon of real maple syrup and one table spoon of maple vinegar, whisked them together and poured that in the pan also where it deglazed nicely and I was left with a great sweet & sour tang to the crispy sauteed veg. I served this over rice but really it would be fine on it's own or as a side dish too.
This recipe is completely from my own mind so there's no link to give you, but I was inspired by a Nigella recipe. I wanted to spread the word on this because it's really simple and maybe it'll get you to give brussel sprouts another chance!
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