Comments on: Sprout Tops – What Are You Doing With Them? http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/ Where the vegetables are the stars Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:09:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rebecca schmidt http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-12143 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:43:53 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-12143 when are the tops picked?

]]> By: sean http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11811 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:04:04 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11811 nice recipe. Though it’s been a while since you posted !

(We have had loads of sprout tops in our veggie box this year. They are sweeter and milder than the sprouts themselves. Even the kids love them. Gently steam them and add a smattering of butter and a grind of black pepper to finish.)

]]> By: sean http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11810 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:02:01 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11810 I like to chop n fry with onion, and a cup of mince, or as Lisa Davies above. I live in Japan, and brussels are an expensive rarity. They are about 1 pound money for 8 decent sprouts. Yes, 8 sprouts for a quid ! However, allotments are just what us brits like, and so I’ve had a winter full of sprouts n tops :)

]]> By: VegBox Recipes http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11147 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:08:49 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11147 Ooh Jane that sounds yummy!

May I add the recipe to our databases on VegBox and also over on http://www.ooffoo.com?

I’d love other readers to see it.

Claire

]]> By: Jane http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11146 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:51:46 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-11146 Hi all,

I use my brussel tops by pan frying some pancetta lardons in a wok. Once they’ve turned golden I add the brussel tops, thinly sliced. Just as they’re starting to wilt I add a lug of sesame oil to the wok and then turn the heat up a little. Once the pancetta is crispy and the brussel tops have wilted and you can smell the oil they’re cooked.

]]> By: Joe http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10101 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:09:46 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10101 Wow that looks brilliant, you should post it to my food photography portal blog thing!

http://www.foodsnappers.com food photography for everyone

]]> By: clairepvdb http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10072 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:07:47 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10072 Delicious, Emma! And great to hear you’re shopping at stalls – where in the country are you?

]]> By: Emma http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10071 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:33:23 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10071 They are great in veggie soups too – I bought some in place of tuscan kale as suggested by the stall owner and then found some kale further on so have tried both and they are delicious. I think you might also be able to treat it like spinach and once fried or blanched mix through some feta and pine nuts with butter or lemon juice.

]]> By: clairepvdb http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10064 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:58:47 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10064 Hal – we’d send you some if it weren’t for the food miles and the fact that they’d spoil : (

Grace – have you thought of submitting your sprout tops recipe for the annual VegBox sprout peddling contest?

http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2008/10/30/going-back-to-my-roots-yeah/

Happy sprout season :)

]]> By: Hal http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10060 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:32:58 +0000 http://blog.vegbox-recipes.co.uk/2007/11/27/sprout-tops-what-are-you-doing-with-them/#comment-10060 St. John Restaurant in Smithfield Market invariably has them on the menu, and they are wonderful. You could ask them for their recipe, but I think it is quite simple. I would guess that they simply blanch them in boiling water, and then braise them in butter, much like you would do with the sprouts themselves. My problem here in Texas is finding them!

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