Stir-Fried Brussels Sprouts With Leeks And Spices
Love them or hate them, Brussels sprouts are an integral part of Christmas. So why not give your Christmas dish a spicy twist? These stir-fried Brussels sprouts with leeks, ginger, garlic and chilli will liven up the event. They’re quick to cook and unlike boiling, stir-frying makes the sulphury compounds of the sprouts less obvious.
But why limit sprouts to your Christmas dinner? We found that a helping of these stir-fried Brussels sprouts goes very nicely with a bowl of lentil dhal and brown rice.
I make my dhal differently every time, depending on how I feel and what I have to hand. Here’s a recipe for a particularly delicious one: kill-a-cold lentil curry.
Stir-Fried Brussels Sprouts with Leeks, Ginger, Garlic and Chilli
As sprouts are small and quite fine anyway, they take virtually no time to cook. So once you’ve sliced your leeks and Brussels sprouts, this stir-fry can be on the table within seven minutes.
You could even give this healthy vegan recipe centre stage and make it the main part of the meal. Just add some cubed tofu before adding the sprouts to the stir-fry.
The Brussels sprouts are slightly crunchy and the slivers of ginger, garlic and chilli give a warming spicy glow. Perfect fare for a cold winter’s day.
If you fancy something a little plainer, here’s my quick guide on how to cook the perfect Brussels sprouts.
Other Recipes for Christmas Side Dishes You Might Like
- Braised red cabbage
- Chestnut & tempeh vegan stuffing
- Leek gratin with white sauce
- Roasted squash with sage & hazelnuts in brown butter
- Swede & carrot mash
- Sweet potato mash with miso
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Stir Fried Brussels Sprouts – The Recipe
Stir-fried Brussels sprouts with leeks, ginger, garlic & chilli
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp coconut oil or sunflower oil
- 1 thumb size knob root ginger peeled and cut into fine strips
- 1 clove garlic peeled and cut into fine strips
- 1 red chilli deseeded and finely sliced
- 1 leek finely sliced
- 25 Brussels sprouts finely sliced
- 1 pinch sea salt
- ¼ lime
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pan or wok to a medium high heat.
- Throw in the ginger, garlic and chilli and stir fry for a minute.
- Add the leek slices and stir fry for a couple of minutes.
- Add the sprouts and a pinch of sea salt and stir fry for 3-5 minutes until done.
- Squeeze in the lime. Stir and serve.
How on earth did the mum’s of all those sprouts haters cook this delicious vegetable? I really have no idea what this is about… I grew up in Germany and can’t remember that people didn’t like them. Lucky me!
Nice change Choclette, thanks
Sigi, now New Zealand where we have the same issue 😉
I know, it’s such a shame. Back when I was a child, it was common to boil the poor things to death until they went yellow, mushy and smelt of sulphur. That was certainly the case with school dinners, so I suspect that’s where it all came from. Such a shame it’s the same in NZ. But at least they’re well loved in Germany – yay!
great recipe, Merry Christmas
Thanks Rebecca. Merry Christmas to you too 🙂
We are a HUGE sprout family (that is we all like them….. not we are all very large!) This recipe looks fab! Will have to try it!!! x
Hehe, I now have an image of you all waddling around with big round middles 😉
I think this might get my boys eating them. I love them although I do remember a time when I didn’t. I think our taste buds grow up just like the rest of us!
For sure Elinor. There are lots of vegetables I really like now that I pulled faces over when I was young. Stir-frying seems to stop sprouts tasting too sprouty I find.
Yum! I really love brussels sprouts but I usually just roast them. I’ve never thought about stir frying them!
Roasted sprouts are delicious too Liz, but stir-frying makes a nice change.
I initially read the recipe as 25kg of sprouts! LOLOL!
I loathe boiled and steamed sprouts but yes, stir-fried (and roast), they totally rock. I love the idea of cooking them with leeks and ginger – this is going on my to-do list for sure!
Hahaha, I might like sprouts, but not quite that much! Yay, glad to have inspired you 🙂
Oh yum, these look fabulous Choclette – I’m with you on stir-frying sprouts, I just can’t bear them boiled but somehow they are totally transformed when stir-fried! Your flavours sound fantastic.
Thanks Kate. I’m quite happy with barely cooked boiled sprouts, but done like this they really doesn’t taste “sprouty” at all.
I always thought that I hated sprouts, turns out I just hate boiled sprouts. This sounds like a great way to spice them up.
Thanks Claire. School boiled sprouts were the very worst, but they managed to spoil just about everything.
I need to liven up my sprouts and this looks like such a tasty and healthy way to do so! Will try it for sure with my next bag.
Oh goodie. Let me know the verdict Lucy 🙂
Shamefully I am the only person in our household who loves brussels sprouts! And I insist on making them every year even if I am the only one who will eat them. Haven’t tried them stir-fried it looks like a recipe I HAVE to try!
I blame school dinners. They put me off so many foods that I had to learn to love again as an adult.
I love them, raw, baked or stirfried! This looks healthful and delicious.
It’s great to hear that you love sprouts Angie 🙂
This looks like the perfect quick and easy side dish! I love that you served it with dal – that looks like my ideal dinner 🙂
I probably make lentil dhal more than any other dish, so it’s good to have something a bit different to go with it.