Side note: I just learned that it is in fact Brussels sprouts with an “s” a the end of brussel. Huh. I always thought it was brussel sprouts. But thanks to red lines under my misspelled words, I am now wiser! So, if you didn’t know that–now you do too!
I made a ham yesterday in my Instant pot in preparation for Sunday, which is EASTER! Yippie! It turned out quite well, so I am excited to make it again on Sunday. And it was so fast compared to heating it for hours in the oven. It had a nice flavor with crushed pineapple and honey and brown sugar smothered all over it, so really, what’s not to like?!
Family breakdown: Josiah loved it. The rest of the kids were just ok with it. Tim and I both liked it a lot.
Then today I made Brussels sprouts. It ended up being Brussels sprouts in sauteed onions with a little seasoning–and I’m still on the fence about it. I am pretty sure I like it. I just have to come to terms with little tiny cabbages. It was a tad too peppery, so my mouth felt a bit spicy after I ate a few. Maddie and Levi sampled it and came back for a 2nd and 3rd bite, so I can say that they approve. I did like the convenience of the speed of cooking it in the instant pot. It was a few minutes to saute the onions and then I put the lid on and pressure cooked it for 5 min. (which really isn’t 5 min. because it has to come up to pressure first which can take 5-10 min, but it is still unsupervised cooking time, which I can appreciate).
One of my friends suggested I saute the sprouts with bacon, so I’m going to try that tomorrow. 🙂 I can imagine that the bacon will give it a nice flavor boost.
And did you know that if you don’t capitalize the B in Brussels, it will also come up as misspelled?
I love Brussels sprouts, but I’m happy with them just roasted, if I want them “special.” Normally I just heat up frozen ones and am happy with that.