Grilled Brussels sprouts. Who knew?

[JonM]

Something we discovered was roasting them in the oven. Slice the brussels sprouts into 1/4" thick slices, toss with evoo, sea salt, pepper and some garlic powder, and roast on a foil lined cookie sheet for 20-22 minutes in a 400 deg oven. Stir and turn them at about the 10 minute mark. They crisp up and caramelize really nice.

I did exactly that on Friday (well, not exactly - I had to keep the temp at 350 because I was roasting a chicken at the same time) and the sprouts turned our really, really well.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I tried the roasted (in the oven) balsamic brussels sprouts this past saturday, but I put a slight twist on the recipe. It called for 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, which I did; but I also added 1 tablespoon of cranberry vinegar. My SIL makes this by pouring regular apple cider vinegar over fresh, whole cranberries & leaving it for a couple months. It's the most awesome flavoured vinegar I've ever tasted! Made for a very nice, very simple, very tasty change of pace.
Regards, GF.

 

[podz]

I've been eating brussel sprouts at least twice a week now since this thread became popular. Either that, or it's the fact that my local supermarket has been sold out on spinach, broccoli and green beens almost every time I've went there.

But they always have a huge stack of brussel sprouts.

 

[bigtex52]

Costco has a 2 lb bag I think for something like $3.99 back in the cold room.

 

[Melana]

I've been eating brussel sprouts at least twice a week now since this thread became popular. Either that, or it's the fact that my local supermarket has been sold out on spinach, broccoli and green beens almost every time I've went there.

But they always have a huge stack of brussel sprouts.

The cooking portion of this site puts ideas into my head....

 

[podz]

Costco has a 2 lb bag I think for something like $3.99 back in the cold room.

That seems very overpriced to me. That price would be OK if it were a 4 lb bag. We buy 750g bags in Lidl for 1.99 EUR. That's more than 1.5 lbs for about 2.67 USD.

2 lbs is not really that much - a lot of the weight is water that evaporates during cooking. My wife eat that entire 750g bag just by ourselves in one meal.

BTW, Lidl is coming to the USA:

http://www.german-retail-blog.com/2013/06/13/lidl-goes-usa/

And you can probably already shop at Aldi.

http://www.german-retail-blog.com/2013/04/08/tesco-usa-soon-to-be-aldi-usa/

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I tried the roasted (in the oven) balsamic brussels sprouts this past saturday, but I put a slight twist on the recipe. It called for 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, which I did; but I also added 1 tablespoon of cranberry vinegar. My SIL makes this by pouring regular apple cider vinegar over fresh, whole cranberries & leaving it for a couple months. It's the most awesome flavoured vinegar I've ever tasted! Made for a very nice, very simple, very tasty change of pace.
Regards, GF.

Holy crap I just blew my own mind. Freeze that vinegar. Rough up the surface with a fork so you get something akin to a vinegar snow cone... and then put that on...

everything...

 

[bigtex52]

That seems very overpriced to me. That price would be OK if it were a 4 lb bag. We buy 750g bags in Lidl for 1.99 EUR. That's more than 1.5 lbs for about 2.67 USD.

2 lbs is not really that much - a lot of the weight is water that evaporates during cooking. My wife eat that entire 750g bag just by ourselves in one meal.

BTW, Lidl is coming to the USA:

http://www.german-retail-blog.com/2013/06/13/lidl-goes-usa/

And you can probably already shop at Aldi.

http://www.german-retail-blog.com/2013/04/08/tesco-usa-soon-to-be-aldi-usa/

I'm happy SOMETHING is inexpensive in Europe. Nothing I found was.

And no offense, but have you ever shopped at Aldi in the USA? I have and I won't go back. Nasty. Produce looks like it's ready for the compost bin.

I'll stick with my expensive Costco brussels. But a lot of your beer is decent, which is what matters after all!

 

[JonM]

I have to revive this thread to say I did it again. Tonight, I took about a 1/2 pound of trimmed Brussels sprouts, tossed it in about 3 tablespoons of bacon fat (the good stuff with the black and brown bacony bits in it - I poured off the clear stuff so I could rub it all over the fish I was grilling).

Anyway, I mixed the good bacon fat with about 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg (which is key) and a couple pinches of Kosher salt, and into the hot cast iron gratin dish on the grill it went. 'Twas awesome.

 

[GuldTuborg]

Anyway, I mixed the good bacon fat with about 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg (which is key)

What the hell is it about asparagus and brussels sprouts with nutmeg that is so magical? Don't forget the lemon, too. Just a hint of it at the end really wakes everything up. Damn, I'm hungry again...

 

[jekeane]

halved pan fried in coconut oil with just a little salt is good. We eat alot of them that way out of the garden.