Saturday, September 18, 2010

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Kid rating:  1 out of 3 like it
Do again:  Yes, with some tweaking


I got the recipe from here: roasted brussel sprouts  (allrecipes.com JAQATAC).  Many people on the site seemed to like it.  I raised the oven temp and reduced cooking time like some of the site's commenter's suggested, but I wish I had followed the recipe instead.


Preheat 400 degrees (I did 425)
1 1/2 pounds of Brussels sprouts
3 T Olive oil
1 tsp Kosher salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
4 ingredients - that's it!  I've never used kosher salt before.
I really liked it.  I finely ground the pepper so my kids
wouldn't bite into pepper chunks.
Trim sprouts and remove yellow leaves:
Before trimming

After trimming -- aren't they cute.
Put oil, salt, and pepper in bowl:



Put sprouts in bowl, stir to coat:


Pour onto baking sheet:


Roast for 30-45 min., shake pan every 5 min.
(I roasted for 12 minutes -- reducing temp to 400
after 10 min.)  They were smoking.

After roasting

Yum!  (I liked them, anyway).
Family Review:
5 y.o. - Tried but didn't like it.  I then gave him just the leaf; he didn't like the stem.

9 y.o. - Did not like it (and looked at me with a "sorry, mom" expression).  She said the outer leaves were okay.

10 y.o. - Ate it!  Would eat it again!  He said he rated it a 3 out of 5 stars.

Hubby - "It's an acquired taste."  He would eat it again for variety and eat it happily knowing how good it is for him, but it isn't something he would request.

I liked it, especially the outer layers.  The inside was a little bitter (the smallest ones weren't bitter to me).

Do-again changes:
1#, cut in half to coat inside as well.  I would have to stir instead of shake because they won't roll.
or
follow recipe exactly -- lower temp and cook longer --maybe cooking it longer will make the inside less bitter