Bar Snack Brussels Sprouts Steeped in Olive Oil and Fish Sauce
- Total Time
- 15 minutes, plus 1 hour resting
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Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- Brussels sprouts, trimmed at stalk end
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Vietnamese fish sauce
Preparation
- Step 1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and season with coarse kosher salt until as salty as the sea. We encourage you to actually get a spoon and taste the hot water for salinity. It’s the only way to know what you’ve got in the pot.
- Step 2
Add the brussels sprouts, and cook for about 10 minutes, until they are just cooked through. Still firm but not al dente.
- Step 3
Drain sprouts, and quickly transfer to a heatproof shallow bowl, and while hot, douse them with good-quality olive oil and sprinkle fish sauce over them judiciously. Stir, and taste one. Add another splash of fish sauce, if needed, and let the sprouts cool completely, resting and steeping for an hour or so, before serving at room temperature.
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I love Brussels sprouts but I suggest you steam them rather than boil them. I believe they taste better that way and retain more benefit.
So delicious! I had my doubts, not because I don't like any of the ingredients, but because it just sounded too simple. But wow, what a treat and super easy to throw together. I used Red Boat fish sauce and Gradassi olive oil. Just make this dish. You won't be disappointed.
Zowie! So I had the grill going, so here is my adaptation: slice sprouts in half, blanch in salted water only a couple minutes. Drain and transfer to bowl. Administer olive oil and fish sauce. Grill hot and fast. Boom!
I way overcooked them and I used much less salt than the recipe seems to call for, but it still came out as a superfast side dish. And so easy!
My sprouts are so large that they aren't east to eat in one bite. Can I cut them in half? Hit like for Yes ;) Thanks!
Perfect recipe. Shake sprouts in strainer with Fish Oil, added gradually.