March 10, 2019
Tiny cabbage – Brussels Sprouts-Petit Chou
One of the few phrases I remember from my 8th grade French class was:
“c’est un petit chou”
Our very beautiful French teacher would stand in front of the class and say:
Qu’est-ce que c’est
Then, holding up a brussels sprout she would ask:
c’est un petit chou chou?
And the kids would all chime in :
Oui, c’est un petit chou chou.
I also remember how to say this is a grapefruit and this is a banana :
c’est un pamplemousse
c’est une banane
But I don’t have a grapefruit or banana recipe today,
I have a brussel sprout recipe
So let’s get cooking our tiny cabbage or Petite Chou!
Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Browned in the cast iron skillet and then roasted in the oven. Finished with parmesan and balsamic vinegar.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp buter
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
- 4 cups brussels sprouts halved
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 tbsp balsamic glaze
Instructions
- preheat oven to 400F.
- Melt butter in the bottom of your cast iron skillet
- Add brussels sprouts cut side down
- Saute for about 5 minutes to brown the brussels
- Remove brussels from pan, and set aside
- Saute the butter and garlic until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
- Pour garlic and butter over the brussels sprouts and toss to coat
- Return brussels to cast iron skillet and place in oven
- Roast for about 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and drizzle with balsamic glaze and sprinkle with salt, pepper and parmesan cheese.
Notes
Don’t forget to leave the oven mitt on the cast iron handle to remind people it’s hot, hot. hot!
PS. The correct answer is Brussels Sprout, not Brussel Sprout…so now you know!
Eat them…they’re yummy!
Jill McCrystal
Oh my gosh, those are all the same phrases I remember from her french class! I can see her flitting around the room saying them! I sometimes call my husband “mon petit chou chou!”
Jill
Jill…I love that you remember this too. That’s so funny. I wonder why those phrases are what stuck! Thank you for commenting…made my day!
Kate Brooks
Yum! Gonna try making this tonight