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Brussels Sprouts to Boil

A simple boiled Brussels sprouts dish seasoned with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Brussels Sprouts to Boil

Oven, in the book's wordsA hot oven

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Trim and wash the Brussels sprouts thoroughly.

  2. Soak them in cold water for one hour.

Cook and serve

  1. Bring a pot of water to a boil and add a little salt.

  2. Add the Brussels sprouts to the boiling water and cook until tender.

  3. Drain the water and serve hot.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Brussels sprouts
Are the main vegetable, becoming tender and mild as they cook in boiling water.

The step that matters

Cook until tender. Sprouts cooked too briefly stay firm and bitter, while overcooking makes them soft and sulfurous. Checking for tenderness with a knife or fork helps hit the point where they are sweet and fully cooked through.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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