You cannot have a Christmas dinner without the blessed sprout.
Sprouts despite their bad press are a wonderful vegetable, Brussels sprouts are from the family that includes cabbage, collard greens, broccoli, kale, and kohlrabi; they are cruciferous.
They also contain good amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid and dietary fibre and possibly protect against colon cancer because they contain sinigrin.
So a good sprout is simple to cook and here’s Mrs Beeton to tell us how:
Victorian Christmastide 