Sprouts to go with this evenings meal. I cut the bases off then cut a cross in the bottom of them. I don’t know if that’s what other people do but it seems to let them cook better. I put them on to boil with water from the kettle for about 15 to 20 minutes. I don’t like them over cooked.
I don’t have them very often. Usually just around Christmas and New Year. They are a seasonal vegetable, a winter crop. Some people think they have too strong a flavour and fry them with bacon. I don’t mind them at all. Definitely one of my five a day.
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I cooked sprouts yesterday. I cut the bottoms off, cut them in half and steamed them in the microwave for 3 minutes. I then backed them in the oven with sweet potato and Luv-a-duck….they were yummy and still crunchy.
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Mine were slightly soft…. What is Luv-a-duck? X
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Luv-a-duck is just a fancy sales gimmic name for a tray with two fresh duck breasts for $14. I can also buy Peking Luv-a-duck flavoured and cooked. Getting back to the Brussel Sprouts they a lovely fried with bacon just like shredded cabbage x
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Thanks for the info. Thought it was a herb!
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I still have one saved breast in the freezer. I marinate that one and make my version of Peking duck…
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I’ve been having duck soup from our local Thai restaurant lately. The owner made it because I’d got a bad cold. Her version of ‘chicken soup’ I think
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Sounds good. Get well soon x
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Thank you, I’m trying x
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I like sprouts. Just had them with Christmas dinner. I cut them in half and boil.
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Tasty, I don’t know why I cut crosses in them. My grandmother and mother did it..
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I remember my grandmother cutting the crosses in them too.
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Must be a tradition x
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