{"id":1005,"date":"2010-03-26T15:09:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T19:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/2010\/03\/26\/spring-has-sprung-brussels-sprouts-with-apple-cider-vinegar\/"},"modified":"2011-06-29T13:19:39","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T17:19:39","slug":"spring-has-sprung-brussels-sprouts-with-apple-cider-vinegar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/2010\/03\/26\/spring-has-sprung-brussels-sprouts-with-apple-cider-vinegar\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring has sprung – Brussels Sprouts, with Apple Cider Vinegar"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really do love Brussels Sprouts.  A member of the cabbage family, these have been cultivated over the years to be dense, leafy \u201cminiature green cabbages\u201d.  They have a sweet, but earthy taste that is not easily describable.  <\/p>\n

I will admit, though, that as a child, I hated these green balls of nastiness.  As an adult, I learned to cook them properly (my mother over-boiled them to mush \u2013 NOT the right way!!), and have come to really look forward to them in spring.<\/p>\n

My usual way of cooking these is just to steam them until they are soft, but still have a but of crunch left in them.  I really dislike these when they are over-cooked bits of mush.  <\/p>\n

The recipe here was shared with me by a co-worker.  She had brought these in as leftovers from the night before, and everyone tasted them..and we all wanted more.<\/p>\n

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Brussels Sprouts, with Apple Cider Vinegar<\/h2>\n

1 pound fresh brussels sprouts, cleaned and trimmed.  Cut each in half
2 tablespoons olive oil
3\/4 cup of vegetable stock (or water)
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper, to taste <\/p>\n

Heat the oil in a saut\u00e9’ pan over medium heat.  When hot, add the brussels sprouts and salt.  Saut\u00e9, stirring occasionally, until the sprouts become golden – 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the size. <\/p>\n

Add in 1\/2 cup of the stock and bring to a boil.  Lower the heat, cover and simmer with the lid slightly ajar, until the sprouts are almost tender, and most of the stock\/water has simmered away. <\/p>\n

Remove the lid, and add in the last of the stock, the sugar, and the apple cider vinegar.  Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is reduced.  About 5 minutes.  Season with salt & pepper.  <\/p>\n

These can be served either hot or cold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I really do love Brussels Sprouts.  A member of the cabbage family, these have been cultivated over the years to be dense, leafy \u201cminiature green cabbages\u201d.  They have a sweet, but earthy taste that is not easily describable.  I will … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-1005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-vegetables"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1005"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1167,"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1005\/revisions\/1167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thisfoodthing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}