Sweet & Sour Brussels Sprouts
Chef Isaac Toups
10
10 minutes
90 minutes
Modern American
Appetizers/Snacks
Charred on the outside, tender within, and drenched in a sticky sweet-and-sour sauce that you will want to put on everything, these Brussels sprouts are anything but boring. Chef Isaac Toups keeps the ingredient list tight and lets technique do the talking. A guaranteed crowd-pleaser for game day, dinner parties, or any night you want something impressive with minimal effort.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Brussels sprouts (if small, leave whole, if large, halve or quarter)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Sweet and Sour Sauce (recipe below)
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- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup aged sherry vinegar
- ½ cup cane syrup (or dark molasses)
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400° F. Toss the Brussels sprouts, oil, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl to season. Arrange in a baking sheet large enough for the sprouts to fit in a single layer. Roast for 20 minutes, until nicely charred.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes. Transfer sprouts to a mixing bowl, drizzle with 2 tablespoons sauce, and toss until Brussels sprouts are well coated.
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- Heat all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Reduce the heat to low and maintain a simmer for 55 minutes, swirling the pan every 5 minutes, until the liquid reduces to about 1 cup. As it reduces, there will be sugar on the rim that will start to char, so swirling will take that sugar back into the liquid. This will burn if you look at it wrong because of all the sugar, so the swirling is important.
- The shelf life on this sauce is longer than human civilization. It’s got so much salt and vinegar in it, you could drop a raw fish in and it and it would be fine. It’s basically a preservative at this point. What I’m saying: You can make giant batches and it will keep for a looooooong time. So do it.
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