Sprouts On Stalk

Posted by: CC Bakes


I was out of town with some friends recently and found these stalks of brussels sprouts sitting in a bowl between jars of jam and leeks at a local food store. For some reason I never think of these mini cabbages as growing on a stalk. Too often we see them already removed and I have never seen them cooked still attached, but though this could be an interesting venture as they look so good like this.

Brussels sprouts are a cultivar of the same species that includes cabbage, collard greens, broccoli, kale, and kohlrabi. A true winter vegetable, these small leafy green buds are cultivated in relatively mild climates and grown like buds in a spiral array, like so, on a long, thick stalk that can get to over a metre in height.

My mother used to roast them until the outside layer was black, but I prefer to boil them before panning them off with butter, pancetta and chestnuts.

Another delicious taste of what comes every Tuesday from CC Bakes.
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