FabSwingers.com forum: The humble sprout

By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Hated or loved there are very few vegetables that divide people so much.

So the big question is

Are you in the love or hate camp and if you love them how do you do yours ?

I'm in the LOVE camp but undecided whether to do my tried and tested way or something new.

Bacon croutons, chilli and garlic or possibly tempted to replace the bacon with chorizo

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I bought some just to do a leftover stir fry with

Thanks nigella

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Vile green balls of devils snot

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing humble about the little fuckers. They're needy and demanding. They're labour intensive with all that trimming and crossing the bases and the only way to make them edible is to fry them in tasty things like bacon and garlic.

Other than that they're alright, but I'd rather have cabbage and be done with the little bastards.

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

And then the chef made a balls of the cabbage....

Yeah I'd like them

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By *imbobaMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Boak.

Had them once in all my years when they actually tasted good (restaurant). Tried to replicate with minimal success. So I steer clear.

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

I love them. My stomach doesn't. Result: Rocket propulsion saving on bus fares.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One word...... Parsnips

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By *lim and louiseCouple
over a year ago

dromore

"I bought some just to do a leftover stir fry with

Thanks nigella "
did someone mention nigella,she can come round and cook my sprouts or anything else for that matter any time

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They’re like bite size cabbages, nature thinks of everything, thank you natural.

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

Love em but I'm no Delia.

I like them cooked in salt water until they are firm...never mushy.

I like the sound of yours Sam, I may have to invite myself to dinner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

Only 19p at Tesco, just seen that on a tv advert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 23/12/20 12:29:15]"

I saw that, was just about to comment, hope everything’s ok X

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Only 19p at Tesco, just seen that on a tv advert

Morriston were sold out yesterday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh I flipping love sprouts, I just boil them and cover them in gravy once on my plate.

I tried all that fancy stuff with bacon and chestnuts before and tbh I prefer them pure and simple.... YUMMY

Her x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"[Removed by poster at 23/12/20 12:30:43]"

I saw that, was just about to comment, hope everything’s ok X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Are sprouts really worth the effort, they’re PR guy must be brilliant at his/ her job ?!

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

I absolutely love sprouts

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By *9alMan
over a year ago

Bridgend

it all depends how they are cooked, years ago I remember at the college canteen when they had cabbage & sprouts on the menu you had to ask which was which, just 2 tubs of green mush

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love them....smoked bacon,garlic,chilli and a little Stilton or just boiled and eaten cold mmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love them

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Love them! And roasted with garlic yum x

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Got a sprout tree this year its hanging out in the porch to keep cool! X

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

Love them! Delicious green beauties.

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By *uvhandle20Man
over a year ago

SE London

"Hated or loved there are very few vegetables that divide people so much.

So the big question is

Are you in the love or hate camp and if you love them how do you do yours ?

No, I hate them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Boil in salt water for 5-8 mins then fry in salted butter with halved walnuts and bacon bits

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love sprouts with vinegar or m8ntsause

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Not for me, I prefer leeks with my dinner

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I bloody love sprouts!

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By *moothdickMan
over a year ago

stoke

"Only 19p at Tesco, just seen that on a tv advert

Morriston were sold out yesterday

Theres going be a lot of sprouts left over in ppls fridges this year, considering we can only meet on Xmas day

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By *luebellRacerCouple
over a year ago

Shropshire

We get a tree of them from the greengrocers! Love them, cooked with a little smoked streaky bacon.

Then again, I love braised cabbage too!

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"it all depends how they are cooked, years ago I remember at the college canteen when they had cabbage & sprouts on the menu you had to ask which was which, just 2 tubs of green mush "

Agree with you, The boiling of sprouts to a green sludge probably accounts for most of the haters hate.

Done properly they're great

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Brentwood

"Only 19p at Tesco, just seen that on a tv advert

Morriston were sold out yesterday

Theres going be a lot of sprouts left over in ppls fridges this year, considering we can only meet on Xmas day

Perfect for bubble and squeak.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Work of the devil

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"Work of the devil"

More for me

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By *uriouscouple83Couple
over a year ago

Worcester

Picked after a few frosts and steamed they are lovely. The yellowish green sulphur smelling balls of bitterness my mum used to serve were far from lovely.

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By *asilyled1Man
over a year ago

ogmore valley

Love love love!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As long as they’re not boiled I don’t mind them.

They’re delicious is roasted with butter, garlic, salt and pepper till they go crispy. X

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By *ryingitout19Man
over a year ago

Wales

Love them, with a bit of pepper and some bacon lardons!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Work of the devil"

Absolutely

When i was a boy we used to have a very large field behind our house. Every other year the farmer would plant it with brussels.

The stench from them during harvest is just overpowering and something that can not be put out of your mind or out of the house. The Devil is welcome to them, i for one can't be in the same room as one.

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By *moothshaftMan
over a year ago

Coventry

Parsnips and sprouts at the ready!

Have some great fun with stinky farts on boxing day!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sprouts

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

My fave veg ......

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Gotta love the sprouts

I cook them in my kettle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gotta love the sprouts

I cook them in my kettle

The what now?!

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By *oxyVikingCouple
over a year ago

East Anglia

Absolutely love sprouts! We even grow them ourselves

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love them steamed. Salt, pepper and lemon juice, all I need

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over a year ago

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Sliced and fried with onion and bacon and garlic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

you cant make bubble and squeak the next day without them

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"Gotta love the sprouts

I cook them in my kettle

Sprout infused tea, I can see a dragons den style opportunity

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

The devils own vegetable!

What other vegetables need to have a cross cut in them before they can be cooked?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gotta love the sprouts

I cook them in my kettle

Sprout infused tea, I can see a dragons den style opportunity

I can see the next dozen cups if tea runined.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

"The devils own vegetable!

What other vegetables need to have a cross cut in them before they can be cooked?"

The cross cutting is just something to give the blokes to do instead of sitting on their arses watching telly

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"Gotta love the sprouts

I cook them in my kettle

Was it you who did pasta in the kettle? Someone here did

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

I absolutely love sprouts, salt water boiled until soft. As leftovers with onions, garlic and butter with creme fresh.

Parsnips roasted with butter and honey

My mouth is watering already

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sprouts with a cheddar cheese sauce.

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"The devils own vegetable!

What other vegetables need to have a cross cut in them before they can be cooked?"

They don't need the x in them because it can make them waterlogged.

I think it comes from the days when people boiled them to mush.

But to let you into a secret it's the dark satanic sprout worshippers secret sign(I'll have to kill you now you know)

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

"Only 19p at Tesco, just seen that on a tv advert

Morriston were sold out yesterday

Theres going be a lot of sprouts left over in ppls fridges this year, considering we can only meet on Xmas day

Perfect for bubble and squeak.

I love bubble and squeak...I'm hungry, could eat that now

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By *luebellRacerCouple
over a year ago

Shropshire

"Gotta love the sprouts

I cook them in my kettle

No! All sorts of wrong!

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By *luebellRacerCouple
over a year ago

Shropshire

"Gotta love the sprouts

I cook them in my kettle

Sprout infused tea, I can see a dragons den style opportunity

I can see the next dozen cups if tea runined.

Sainsbury's did a brussel sprouts tea last year! And a pigs in blankets tea!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Only 19p at Tesco, just seen that on a tv advert

Morriston were sold out yesterday

Theres going be a lot of sprouts left over in ppls fridges this year, considering we can only meet on Xmas day

Perfect for bubble and squeak.

I love bubble and squeak...I'm hungry, could eat that now

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best bubble and squeak is made with sprouts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm a lover

Roasted, or fried with bacon and chestnuts.

Or even just steamed yummy yum yum.....

Just stay away from me afterwards

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I'm very much in the dislike camp, although you can cook them with other ingredients so they don't taste of sprouts any more and that is acceptable to me. Luke

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over a year ago

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By * and R cple4Couple
over a year ago

swansea

I love them my husband hates them but I always sneak a couple on his Plate at Christmas .It’s like a tradition of mine to see if I have hidden them well enough in amongst the vegetables

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Budgies' heads

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A sprout is not just for Christmas. Love them.

3 minutes in a microwave, remove from bag and ready to go

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"A sprout is not just for Christmas. Love them.

3 minutes in a microwave, remove from bag and ready to go"

Nooooooooooo love your sprouts

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