How do you cook your Brussels?

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I have never cooked Brussels, like ever. I have no clue what to do with them to make them special...

Any ideas welcome

It's far too late now, you should have put them on a brisk boil in October. Pop a note in your diary for xmas 2019.

Roast them with carrots and parsnips and chuck a bit of pancetta in there

Roast them for next year yeah, this years fucked

Quarter them and fry gently in butter with bacon and black pepper. And butter.

Unless tiny, I cut them in half then. Oil them for no more than 3-4 minutes, so cooked but still firm. I then drain them and put them back on the heat with a knob of butter and some black pepper and saute them for a couple of minutes.

Also nice done like this with soy sauce and a little sesame oil.

Microwave. Takes ~5 mins. There are good instructions online.

Bloody lovely with crispy bacon bits.

Just steam ours.

I cook them in a fissler saucepan (a cross between boiling and steaming) then stir in chopped chestnuts, lots of butter and a squeeze of lemon

There is an amazing ottolenghi recipe with roasted sprouts and chestnuts but i have too much other stuff to do on Christmas Day

Lightly steamed, then thinly sliced and gently fried with some smoked bacon or chorizo. For dh and dd anyway.
I don't eat meat so have my steamy and sliced.

I slice them thinly, wash in a colander and then pan fry with butter for a bit, turning it down and putting a lid on, sort of like cooking spinach but a bit longer. Salt and pepper.

I cut crosses in them and cook them for about 5 mins, I like them to still be a bit crunchy, meanwhile I fry pancetta in a pan. Drain the sprouts then add them to the pancetta pan with a bit of butter and stir fry for a min.

Five minutes just doesn't seem long enough...

Shred them and stir fry with ginger and orange rind

Steamed for 5-7 minutes

Steamed.
Depends on the size for how long.

Roast with olive and garlic for about 30 mins. They’re gorgeous.

I like a little bit of nutmeg on ours, and steamed for about 7 minutes

Lightly steam. I don’t go in for anything rich added, as Xmas dinner is rich enough.

Steam, then in a pan to warm with chopped cooked bacon, garlic & single cream.

Bloody lovely.

Half them if they are massive, then cook them in a wok with a bir of double cream and chicken stock. Add chopped chestnuts. Sometimes include pancetta depending on how extravagant I'm feeling.

Once cooked I had creme fraiche and bacon bits

Shredded and fried with some chestnuts. Would add bacon, but dp is veggie

Simply steamed.....they are perfect just as they are.

We use the water from the gammon to boil them and then add them to the frying pan where the lardons have been cooked- fry while stirring well for another 2 mins

Just steam them - too many competing flavours on a Christmas plate already.

Can you steam them in a normal saucepan or do you need a steamer basket thing?