brussels sprouts

[rm]

Patty likes brussels sprouts and buys them full on the stalk. Today she says that parents repeatedly pointed out this stalk to their children as she walked around town. So this is a little photo essay of life in our kitchen, because in this condition, they don't really fit in our fridge.

Step 1. Pose.



Step 2. Bend

Step 3. Break

Step 4. Twist

Step 5. Fold

Step 6. Pose

Comments

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

Brussels sprouts are delicious! Especially when braised in butter and garlic until they are carmelized.

[drfardook.livejournal.com]

I'll have to try that. My usual method is pan fried with pecans.

[imaginarycircus.livejournal.com]

It's from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I tend to swap out some of the butter for olive oil, because 4 TBS. of butter is kind of a lot. I also halve the sprouts.

[iterum.livejournal.com]

I do butter, garlic, AND pecans. It's win all around.

I have also used the stalks as nunchaku in a vegetable-themed supervillain photoshoot.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Caramelized is the key, whether done in a skillet or in the oven. You've inspired me to add pecans to the next batch. That sounds absolutely *delicious*.

(I love Brussels sprouts. I was one of those strange children who asked for them as a treat. I think my mother is still trying to figure that one out!)