Sprouts

[WiffWaff]

Just a quick heads up for everyone. Only five days to Christmas... best to get your sprouts boiling now or they won't be soft enough on the day. I've found that when they've gone completely grey they're usually done... just a handy hint!

 

[Lose the beard]

I won't be picking my sprouts until Christmas morning, or the Carrots and Parsnips. They are all out in the garden fatting up ready for me to enjoy on Christmas day.

 

[antdad]

Just the way I like'em....soft and mushy and smelling of shite.

 

[NotTheStig]

Hated them as a child but now indifferent to them. I try to blame the side effects on the dog but it never works as we don't have one.
Some quotes from Bottom (don't worry, they're clean, if you'll pardon the pun):

Dave Hedgehog (disappointedly): "Sprouts? So it really is Christmas then."

Richie: "Oh for heaven's sake, Eddie, nobody likes sprouts!"
Eddie (incredulously and annoyed): "Then why are we having them, then?"
Richie (shouting angrily): "Because it's Christmas!!!!"

 

[MrDentini]

Is this a traditional Christmas dish in UK?

 

[Pig Cat]

Is this a traditional Christmas dish in UK?

Yes, they are served alongside the Turkey, roast potatoes and other vegetables. They are the subject of a lot of humour because, although most people don't like them, they are endured as part of the Christmas meal. They are also supposed to make you fart - another amusing aspect of the sprout.

Personally I quite like them, but if I'm buying greens to go with a meal I'll always reach for cabbage, broccoli or other green veg before the sprouts. Kind of proves I don't like them that much. I think I only eat them on Christmas day.

 

[IanM]

No. Just no.

Ian

 

[cruciate]

Sprouts are lovely!

Nice and Al Dente, with some chestnuts and sprinkles of bacon.
You might as well leave the turkey aswell if your not having sprouts.

 

[Dobbo25]

They are just so disgusting, they make me gag

 

[Tall_Paul]

They are lovely if done correctly.

Cut a cross in the bottom with a knife, steam (don't boil) then a dab of butter. Bootiful!

 

[pugh-the-special-one]

I have seen them pan fried with some nice diced pancetta well seasoned very nice change, but on saying that buy smaller sprouts and they can be cooked a lot more quickly.

Jamie

 

[antdad]

I like'em and I agree about steaming not boiling, like cabbage.

 

[hunnymonster]

To prepare sprouts properly:

Remove from the bag.
Open bin lid.
Sweep into bin.
Close bin lid.

If purgatory had a taste, it would be sprout-flavoured.

 

[Gairdner]

I lurves me sprouts, I does! Got no room to grow them in the garden nor the best of conditions but am most impressed with Gladys - very well done indeed! I'd much rather have sprouts over cabbage or broccoli but I do like romanesco which is really more of a cauliflower anyhoo. Hate when they're an over cooked, bleached mush but neither do I want to be crunching on 'em like a festive guinea pig. I'm with Cruciate - firm to the bite but cooked through and served just the way he mentioned. They are known throughout our family as the little green farty fruits and most of us like them with a few exceptions. Even liked 'em as a bairn.

 

[MrDentini]

I have seen them pan fried with some nice diced pancetta

Pan fried with pancetta, even a brick becomes good and tasty

 

[WiffWaff]

I just slather loads of bread sauce and cranberry sauce all over them.

... and it's not an urban myth... they do make you fart mightily