Can you dehydrate Brussels Sprouts? This question came in to Easy Food Dehydrating not too long ago. The answer: Yes, you can dehydrate these tiny tasty veggies!
Even though I don't have Brussels sprouts listed in our top 16 veggies, you certainly can dehydrate them like their veggie cousins!
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Treat them as you would broccoli if your aim is to keep their bright green color (that requires blanching, which is covered in the broccoli section). I realize they're more akin to miniature cabbages, so if their color isn't a concern for you, treat them like you would when dehydrating cabbage.
Rinse the sprouts first. If you need to peel the outer layers of the sprouts, just cut off a bit of the hard-stem base to make peeling off the outer leaves a little easier.
This gives you with a nice flat bottom so you can safely cut the Brussels sprouts in half.
Then follow the broccoli dehydrating instructions or cabbage instructions.
After re-hydrating the sprouts, consider baking them like this super cheesy quiche from a site called 12 Tomatoes! Here's the recipe link.
I know many folk turn their noses up at Brussels sprouts — yes, I know they are quite a pungent, bitter vegetable, but you can make them taste a little sweeter by frying 'em up in a pan with slices of sweet country ham.
I can only imagine how good the sprouts are with the sweetness of the ham!
I have one of Gordon Ramsay's excellent cook books. I was learning how to cook a turkey properly one Christmas. He had a brilliant suggestion: saute sliced Brussels sprouts in a pan along with diced bacon.
Don't underestimate these tiny powerhouses.
100 grams of sprouts provide just 45 calories. Nonetheless, they carry 3.38 g of protein, 3.80 g of dietary fiber (10% of RDA) and zero cholesterol. ... Brussels sprouts are excellent sources of vitamin-C; 100 g sprouts provide about 85 mg or 142% of the RDA.
When steamed, they have a cholesterol-lowering benefit, according to The George Mateljan Foundation. The foundation says, "You'll want to include Brussels sprouts as one of the cruciferous vegetables you eat on a regular basis if you want to receive the fantastic health benefits provided by the cruciferous vegetable family."
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