Asian Style Brussels Sprouts
- 1 lb Brussels sprout
- 1 12 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 12 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 fresh chili pepper (of your choice, thinly sliced)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 12 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 12 teaspoons fish sauce or 1 12 teaspoons soy sauce
- 12 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- trim the tough stalk end off the brussels sprouts and thinly slice.
- you can also use a food processor with a shredder attachment to slice them if you 'd like.
- set a wok or large saute pan over high heat.
- when a bead of water sizzles upon contact and evaporates immediately, add the cooking oil and swirl to coat.
- add the red onion and chilli slices and fry for 30 seconds.
- add the garlic and fry another 30 seconds, taking care not to burn the garlic.
- add the brussels sprouts and stir well to mix all the ingredients together.
- spread the brussels sprouts all over the surface of the wok to let it heat up and cook for 1 minute.
- add lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and salt and stir vigorously until all the seasonings are mixed throughout.
- the burssels sprouts should be slightly soft at the leafy ends, but still retain a good crunch.
- taste and adjust with additiona fish sauce if it needs a little more saltiness or a pinch more of sugar if the brussels sprouts are slightly bitter.
brussels, vegetable oil, red onion, fresh chili pepper, garlic, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, salt
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/asian-style-brussels-sprouts-447868 (may not work)