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To Boil Brussels Sprouts

A simple boiled Brussels sprouts dish seasoned with coarse sea salt.

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

To Boil Brussels Sprouts

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Trim and wash the Brussels sprouts thoroughly.

  2. Soak them in cold water for 1 hour.

Boil and serve

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

  2. Add the Brussels sprouts and boil 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.

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Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Brussels sprouts
Form the main body of the dish; boiling softens their fibres until tender.

The step that matters

Boil until tender. Sprouts cooked too briefly stay firm and bitter, while overcooking makes them soft and sulphurous. Checking for tenderness with a knife during boiling helps hit the point where they are cooked through but still hold their shape.

“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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