If you want to cook a very healthy and light side dish for meat, fish or chicken, then this little cabbage dish is it! Brussels sprouts recipes in a pan are different in that they are very light and cook quickly. In our country, you can find it on sale only frozen. Because it is not cultivated and not grown in our country. And all because the Russians are not familiar with this useful vegetable. Small heads of cabbage contain many vitamins and nutrients. But she has one but! It is a little bitter and you need to know the secrets of how to remove this bitterness from it, and then prepare delicious vegetable side dishes for meat dishes.

The ingredients

• - Brussels sprouts 300 g
• - white cabbage 200 g
• - onion 1 pc
• - dill 50 g
• - garlic 2 prongs
• - salt to taste
• - ground black pepper
• - vegetable oil 50 g
• - citric acid 3 g

Cooking

If you are not familiar with the way how to cook Brussels sprouts in a pan delicious, then I’ll gladly tell you. If you are preparing frozen Brussels sprouts, you first need to know how to cook frozen Brussels sprouts before frying them. To do this, put a small pot of water on the fire and pour a pinch of citric acid into it. This must be done because Brussels sprouts are bitter and it is necessary to remove bitterness from it using citric acid. Dissolve citric acid in water and put in a saucepan a bowl of frozen brussels sprouts. Cooking Brussels sprouts frozen in a pot of boiling water takes about three minutes no more. Then it is stewed in a pan with onions and other ingredients.

In order to remove the bitterness from this little cabbage, you can squeeze the juice of half a fresh lemon into a saucepan with water. Or you can add some table vinegar. But in this way the bitterness is removed from the top of the Brussels sprouts, but the bitterness remains inside. In order to leave the bitterness both inside and outside of this little cabbage, it is necessary to cut this cabbage in half, and then send it back to the pot with water. And if you want it to remain whole and not lose its appearance, then you must first make incisions cross on the cross on the petioles of Brussels sprouts, and then again send it to the pot with water. When the frozen Brussels sprouts are boiled for three minutes in a saucepan, it must be taken out of the water and cut off all unnecessary spoiled roots and leaves.

In a separate frying pan in vegetable oil, it is necessary to fry the onions, cut into a quarter of the ring, until golden brown. Then add chopped fresh white cabbage to the fried onion in the pan and begin to fry everything together, stirring constantly. When the white cabbage is softened, then at this stage it is necessary to salt the fried fresh cabbage with onions and pepper to your liking. Then you need to add the prepared Brussels sprouts to the pan, mix all the ingredients and simmer for another 5 minutes, stirring constantly. At the end of cooking, fresh chopped dill should be added to the stewed Brussels sprouts with fresh white cabbage. Then mix the stewed fresh cabbage with dill and Brussels sprouts, cover the pan with a lid, turn off the heat and let it brew for five minutes.

Fresh stewed cabbage recipe with Brussels sprouts and dill is an excellent side dish for meat, which must be served hot sprinkled with fresh chopped dill and parsley. It is impossible to recover from such cabbage, since Brussels sprouts its calorie content is only 35 kcal per 100 g of product. Fresh cabbage per 100 grams is even less - only 28 kcal per 100 g of product. Such a side dish, besides benefit, carries even a minimum of calories and dishes from fresh cabbage and Brussels sprouts can be used in various diets. Brussels sprouts useful properties are undeniable and it is the most useful of all varieties of cabbage due to the high content of vitamins and minerals.

Infrequently, this dish can be found on the table. This happens because the housewives are afraid to spoil the food, not knowing how to cook it. In order not to spoil the Brussels sprouts, it is useful to know how much to cook.

How much to cook

Many people boil frozen cabbage longer in boiling water, hoping that in this way it will not be raw and it is better to cook. But in fact, you should not cook the dish for a very long time, otherwise it will lose vitamins. Putting Brussels sprouts in boiling water, adding salt, 8-16 minutes of cooking are enough. Then heads of cabbage can be placed in a colander.

Cooking steps

• • If the vegetables are fresh, they must be placed in water while boiling. If the products are frozen, then they should be sent to the water immediately, completely filling the food.
  • Before the water reaches a boil, salt must be added to it.

• After the time allotted for cooking, head the cabbage into a colander.
• Pour cold water.

Important: if the head is cooked frozen, it is useful to know how much to cook. After the water is brought to a boil, cook the products for 12 minutes.

In the microwave

• Add 1/4 of the water to the same container.

• After setting the power to 800 watts, cook for 5 minutes.

• When the oven turns off, stop the Brussels sprouts. Sprinkle with pepper.
• Set again to cook for 5 minutes.

Frozen in a pan

• • Having laid the Brussels sprouts in a pan, it should be fried. How long does it take? 6 to 9 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, sour cream must be mixed with water. Mix the pepper.
  • After the allotted time, remove the pan from the stove and place in the oven.

• Cook for 20 minutes. Then Brussels sprouts can be supplemented with cheese and sauce.
• After this step, you need to cook food for 10 minutes.

Recipes

• • Fried cabbage.Products must be washed. Get rid of yellow leaves. Cut the head into two parts. Meanwhile, add olive oil to the pan, heat it. Cooking is desirable in that pan, which fits the whole forks whole. When the oil is heated, you can add workpieces and sprinkle everything with spices. Fry food for 5 minutes on each side. As soon as the crust is brown, you can turn it over.

• Baked.Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Rinse the blanks, discard the yellow leaves, and cut off the stems. Put the Brussels billet in a container and add spices inside. Then put food into the oven in an even layer. Now you can bake the workpiece. After 25 minutes, you can poke into heads of cabbage with a knife to check readiness. Add salt. After 45 minutes, vegetables can be pulled out and served.

Important: the container in which the Brussels dish is prepared can be shaken regularly so that the layer boils evenly.

• Braised.You need to pick up a large pot. Salt the water in it and bring to a boil. Wash and clean 500 grams of Brussels sprouts. Cut in half. Now the workpiece needs to be boiled. This will take no more than 12 minutes. Put inside the oil, garlic and salt. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Then the blanks must be stewed until the food turns brown. Additionally, you can add spices.

Important: the process of stewing and frying is almost the same, however, the outcome will be different. When frying, the vegetables will be brown and greasy. A stewed dish will turn out to be quite soft and liquidy, as it is highly equipped with butter. In addition, it is worth remembering that a broth from cabbage can become the basis for cooking broth from vegetables.

It is becoming an increasingly popular product on the table. A beautiful and unusual vegetable is not only tasty, but also healthy. Many housewives are interested in how to cook brussels sprouts more deliciously so that all family members like it. This vegetable is boiled, stewed, baked, in general, subjected to any cooking.

  in a slow cooker

Thanks to this wonderful technique, cooking such a dish will not require much effort. Take the following ingredients: half a kilogram of Brussels sprouts, about 120 grams of smoked pork ham, about 800 ml of vegetable broth, onion, half a teaspoon of mustard, a little olive oil, spices.

Cooking process

1. Onions need to be peeled and chopped. Remove the peel from the ham and cut it into small strips.
2. Cabbage needs to be thoroughly washed and an incision made in the form of a cross on each stump.
3. Pour the broth into a slow cooker, turn on the “Cook” mode and bring it to a boil. Then put the cabbage there and cook for 15 minutes. After this, drain the broth for the sauce, and leave the cabbage to cool.
4. Now prepare the cracklings. To do this, cook the ham in the "Fry" to a golden color. Do not drain the fat that remains in the bowl, but fry the onion on it.
5. To cook onions, you need to use a blender. With it, you need to beat onion, a little broth, mustard, vinegar and sunflower oil until smooth.
6. Now you need to roll the cabbage in the sauce, add salt and pepper. Serve it with cracklings.

Now you know how to cook Brussels sprouts without tastes. This dish is suitable for dinner or lunch.

With chicken

To prepare such a quick and tasty dish as Brussels sprouts with chicken, you need to take the following ingredients: about 220 g of Brussels sprouts and the same amount of chicken that you need to boil in advance, onion, a couple of tablespoons of ketchup or tomato paste and the same amount of olive oil as well as spices.

How to cook brussel sprouts in a slow cooker?

Brussels sprouts, recipes in a slow cooker for which were discussed above, are tasty and not greasy. This dish will certainly appeal to both adults and children.

Baked brussels sprouts

This dish can be served as a main side dish, which is suitable for both meat and fish. Brussels sprouts, cooked in the oven, retains a huge number of useful and gustatory qualities. For this dish you need to take a pound of cabbage, 1 teaspoon of thyme, a couple of cloves of garlic, half a glass of breadcrumbs and spices to taste.

Cooking process

1. Cabbage needs to be washed, peeled and cut in half. In a small amount of water, it must be boiled for 3 minutes. After the cabbage you need to cool.
2. In a separate bowl, mix the oil, thyme and chopped garlic. In the resulting sauce, you need to thoroughly moisten the cabbage and put it in the form in which you will bake it. Top the vegetables with breadcrumbs and put in the oven to bake for half an hour at a temperature of 200 degrees.

This recipe can be used by people who do not know how to cook frozen Brussels sprouts. Only in this case, boil it for 8 minutes.

Braised cabbage

Braised Brussels sprouts with chicken will be very tender and delicious. To prepare it, you need to take a little olive oil, about 350 g of smoked sausage, shallots, a couple of tomatoes, chicken breast, a bunch of thyme and rosemary, 2 zucchini, 3 carrots and the same amount of parsnip, fennel, 13 pieces of Brussels sprouts, salt and pepper .

Cooking process

1. Start with vegetables that need to be washed and peeled. Onion and tomato must be cut into cubes. Cut carrots and parsnips arbitrarily, but finely.
2. In a deep frying pan, heat the oil and fry chopped sausages on it.
3. Half of the fat that remains after this must be drained, and on the remaining, fry the onions and chopped breast until golden.
4. Then put tomatoes, thyme and rosemary in a pan and simmer for 20-25 minutes. When the time passes, add vegetables, except cabbage, and simmer them for 15 minutes until they are soft. Then you need to put the cabbage and simmer another 10 minutes. In the end, you can add spices to your taste. That's it, Brussels sprouts with chicken are ready.

Casserole

Another good way to cook brussels sprouts. Such a dish can be a great hearty breakfast or serve as a side dish for meat or fish. For cooking, you need to take about 280 g of Brussels sprouts, about 350 g of sour cream and 180 g of hard cheese. In addition, you need to prepare a bunch of basil and parsley, a teaspoon of allspice, salt and oil to lubricate the mold.

Cooking process

1. You need to put a saucepan on the fire, boil water, salt and boil cabbage in it for 5 minutes.
2. Take the mold, grease it with butter and lay out the heads of cabbage, cut in half, with the flat part down.
3. Sprinkle the cabbage on top with chopped herbs, cheese, sour cream and pepper.
4. The dish must be put in the oven, heated to 200 degrees, cook for an hour. The finished casserole should have a golden brown.

Brussels sprouts with mushrooms

Another cooking option for this vegetable, for which you need to take about 220 g of fresh mushrooms, about 300 g of cabbage, a teaspoon of ground pepper, a bunch of parsley, a little vegetable oil and salt.

Cooking process

1. From Brussels sprouts, you need to remove the upper leaves and cut the heads of cabbage in half. If large specimens come across, then you can divide them into 4 parts.
2. Mushrooms need to be washed, peeled, cut into 4 parts and combined with cabbage.
3. Take a pan with a thick bottom, pour oil there, put vegetables and simmer for half an hour under a closed lid. As a result, cabbage should become soft.
4. At the end of cooking, the dish needs to be salt and pepper. Brussels sprouts, the preparation of which does not take you much time, will turn out to be very tender and tasty.

Brussels sprouts salad

To prepare this healthy and light dish, you need to take about 300 g of cabbage, 120 g of carrots, 80 g of seedless olives and a little less than green peas, 320 g of bell pepper and the same amount of boiled potatoes. You will also need about 180 g of tomatoes, 20 g of lettuce, 15 ml of vegetable oil and 5 ml of vinegar, as well as spices.

Cooking process

1. Cabbage must be washed, peeled and boiled. Dice potatoes, pepper - half rings, tomatoes - slices, half olives - rings. Carrots need to be chopped on a medium-sized grater.
2. All ingredients must be mixed, add spices.
3. To prepare the sauce, you need to combine the oil and vinegar.
4. Salad leaves must be washed and put on the bottom of the dish. Put the salad on them and pour the sauce. You need to decorate the dish with the remaining olives and peas.

1. Sometimes Brussels sprouts have a slightly sharp and bitter taste. To fix this problem, you need to pour vegetables with cold water, bring them to a boil, and then again pour fresh water and cook until cooked.
2. In addition, bitterness can go away when frying cabbage, only in this case the heads of cabbage need to be cut in half.
3. It is also worth considering that small heads of cabbage rarely have a bitter taste.
4. To prepare various dishes, use Brussels sprouts both fresh and frozen.

Do you know how to cook brussels sprouts tasty? Many do not like Brussels sprouts because of their specific taste. But this is easy to fix. Three years ago, having tasted Brussels sprouts according to this recipe, I was delighted! Since then I have been cooking this cabbage for the holidays. Be sure to try it. In this recipe, cabbage is miraculously combined with nuts, onions and dressing.

Ingredients

• 600 g Brussels sprouts - fresh or frozen. We have fresh very expensive, so I use frozen. The taste of the finished dish does not suffer from this. And if there is no difference, why pay more? 🙂
• 150 g. Peeled walnuts.
• 1 purple (red) onion.
• Soy sauce - 50 ml.
• Vegetable oil - 50 ml.
• Dried Provencal herbs - a couple teaspoons. The composition of this mixture includes several types of aromatic herbs: basil, marjoram, oregano, mint, rosemary, savory, sage, thyme

How to cook brussels sprouts delicious - recipe

Thaw Brussels sprouts in advance at room temperature for about an hour, or pour over boiling water immediately before cooking. If you have fresh cabbage, you only need to rinse it.

Cut the brussels sprouts into halves. Large heads of cabbage - for quarters. Please note that you need to cut exactly in the middle of the stump so that the cabbage leaves do not fall off.
  Small heads of cabbage can be left whole.

We are preparing dressing for cabbage. Mix soy sauce, Provence herbs and olive oil.

Peel red onion and cut into half rings or quarters of rings. I have a large onion, so I cut it in quarters.

Mix Brussels sprouts and chopped onions.

Add the walnuts.

Fill everything with dressing from soy sauce, oil and herbs. No salt needed! There is enough salt in soy sauce. Mix the products thoroughly so that the dressing is evenly distributed.

We spread the products on a baking sheet in one layer.

  We bake for half an hour at a temperature of 200 degrees C. At the same time, every 7-10 minutes, you need to mix the cabbage so that it is evenly baked and has a light crust on all sides.

Serve hot baked brussels sprouts. Bon Appetit!

Brussels sprouts are a type of garden cabbage that has high nutritional qualities. It is not the leaves of this cabbage that are eaten, but small heads of cabbage, which are formed in the axils of the leaves from altered lateral buds. If you've never come across this vegetable before, you might be wondering how to cook brussels sprouts.

Brussels sprouts have a wide variety of cooking methods: they can be boiled, steamed, stewed, fried, baked, added to soups and salads. Let's get acquainted with the main cooking methods for brussels sproutsKnowing which, you can prepare a lot of various delicious and nutritious dishes from this vegetable.

How to cook brussels sprouts

In order to boil cabbage brussels in a traditional way, that is, in boiling water, put on a fire a large pot of water, in which a pinch of salt is added. While the water is boiling rinse the cabbage in running water, remove the yellowed and damaged leaves from the head.

When the water boils, put the cabbage in it and cook 5-7 minutes. Ready cabbage should become soft and easily pierced with a fork. It is very important not to digest Brussels sprouts, as with long cooking it starts to bitter. When the cabbage is ready, drain the water.

You can also cook cabbage in a double boiler, in which case the cooking time will be not less than 10 minutes. Boiled cabbage can be eaten with butter or various sauces, as well as prepare salads for the birthday - and other dishes.

How to fry Brussels sprouts

In order to prepare the cabbage for frying, it is washed under running water and yellow and spoiled leaves are removed. After that, you need to go cut in half lengthwise  and make an incision in the stem so that the cabbage is better fried.

Heat a frying pan with a large amount of vegetable oil over medium heat and lay the prepared cabbage downside down on it. Salt and pepper to taste, you can add other spices if desired. Fry cabbage to golden brown  (about 5 minutes), then flip to the other side.

After this, pour into the pan about a third of a glass of water  (water should cover the entire bottom) and continue to fry the cabbage until the liquid has completely evaporated. Serve the fried Brussels sprouts hot, seasoned with lemon juice.

You can also fry brussels sprouts in batter. To do this, it must first be boiled and cut into halves. Prepare a thick batter from eggs, flour and seasonings, dip the cabbage into it and fry in vegetable oil for 5-7 minutes.

How to bake brussels sprouts

Preheat the oven up to 200 degrees. Prepare the cabbage in the same way as for cooking (in addition, you can cut the stems, so the cabbage will cook faster). Put the cabbage in a bowl and pour olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper to your taste. Stir the cabbage so that it is evenly coated with butter.

Fold the burgers in a baking dish one layer, put in the oven and bake until soft, cooked cabbage should be easily pierced with a fork. It usually takes 35-40 minutes to cook. During cooking, periodically shake the mold so that the cabbage is baked more evenly.

How to stew brussels sprouts

Prepare the cabbage for frying. Place a large pot of salted water on the fire and bring to a boil. Put the cabbage in boiling water and boil for 5-10 minutesthen drain the water.

Preheat the pan, melt the butter in it, add finely chopped or crushed garlic and salt to taste, warm for 1-2 minutes to start revealing the aroma of garlic. Put the cabbage in the pan and simmer 3-5 minutes  (to a brownish tint). If the pan becomes too dry during cooking, add more oil.