Seeing how to cook Brussel sprouts in air fryer
Do you know Brussel sprouts? It is a kind of Christmas food that is served when dinner is coming, in history this food was popular since the 16th century in Belgia. However, even the basic material from this food is brussels sprout which is a kind of vegetable. But the taste of this food is tasty.
Moreover, many people still believe that the taste of this food is bittersweet. But actually, those become the reasons why this food is tasty. So, we need to see a way how to cook Brussel sprouts in an air fryer because the taste of this food depends on how you process it.
First, you need to prepare yourself and the Brussel sprouts before you go to the next steps. Prepare the Brussel sprouts, if the sprouts have still stayed on the stalk, please make them separated by taking them from the leaves. And after that don’t forget to cut the stem, you should cut it across.
The position of cutting will make the Brussel sprouts cooked well, but if the size of Brussel sprouts is too small you don’t need to cut it, because it will make the Brussel sprouts mushy. So, you just cut the Brussel sprouts that have big sizes or are oversize. Remember the process of boiling will determine the texture of Brussel sprouts.
Well, let’s move to the steps of how to cook Brussel sprouts in air fryer in the right way. Take your Brussel sprouts on the pan, then boil the water until covered, and put a bit of salt into the pan. And then after that put the Brussel sprouts on the pan, boil this food for around 5 until 10 minutes. This time is a standard time to steam the Brussel sprouts, it will make the texture smooth.
You can use the knife to check the texture of Brussel sprouts. If they cut easily, it means that the Brussel sprouts have been done but if they can’t be cut by a knife, it means that you need to boil them again.
While you prepare the Brussel sprouts, don’t forget to prepare other ingredients, which are:
1. Extra virgin olive oil
2. Sea salt
3. Fresh black pepper
4. Pecorino Romano
After all, ingredients are ready, let’s move to the next steps. Please take the Brussel sprouts to a sheet pan that has been oiled, and after that roast them. Check it twice, and make sure all sides are cooked well. and after that, you need to roast the food for around 30-35 minutes until they are cooked well.
The sign is if they are cooked well if you see the leaves change their color becomes brown and crispy. If the leaves are still green or not crispy, you need to cook them again until they are changing. since it is the ideal time for roasting the Brussel sprouts.
If it is done, please take the brussel sprout to the plate. Sprinkle it with the cheese if you love to add cheese as the topping, and you can put pork panko on the food. or if you want to change the topping you can put the seaweed on the food.
After you serve this, you can enjoy it for your dinner. But, if you still have stock of Brussel sprouts, you can still keep them in your refrigerator at home. Because it will be safe to consume for around 4 days. But if you do not have a refrigerator, make sure you save this in a place far away from the sunlight.
Because Brussel sprouts are not easy to find, you need to know the right time to find them. You can find it in the winter season, or you can find it around October until March. Because it will grow in the winter season only.
And when you want to buy the brussel sprout, please be aware of these characteristics. Because from these characteristics you will know if the quality of this vegetable is good or not. The sight of the best brussel sprouts is when they have the plump size, have the bright green head. And you need to know it, the smaller size will give the sweeter taste.
Because this food is from vegetables, of course, it has high nutrition. For per-serving or 102 g-wt, it has 120 calories, 9 grams total of fat, 1.5 gram of saturated fat, 4-gram diet fiber, 4 grams protein, 8-gram carbohydrate, and 0mg cholesterol and last but not least it has 500 mg sodium.
So, from this you can see the steps of how to cook Brussel sprouts in the air fryer, you can also know how the detail of Brussel sprouts and how to choose the best quality of brussel sprout, and you also will know the nutrition that inside of this food.
