# Can I substitute frozen brussels sprouts for fresh?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-frozen-brussels-sprouts-for-fresh/530878>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 1, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-frozen-brussels-sprouts-for-fresh/530878 "2010-03-01T17:07:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-frozen-brussels-sprouts-for-fresh/530878/21 "2010-03-03T20:38:05Z")

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I’ve tried it. I love roasted Brussels Sprouts and when I saw a package in the frozen food section, I thought I’d stumbled onto a marvelous shortcut.

Uh, no. I’d stumbled into a horrible, soggy, neverland. No wonder people claim not to like them; they were all but inedible.

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-frozen-brussels-sprouts-for-fresh/530878/22 "2010-03-04T00:15:35Z")

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> [@Cowgirl\_Jules](#):
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> I’ve tried it. I love roasted Brussels Sprouts and when I saw a package in the frozen food section, I thought I’d stumbled onto a marvelous shortcut.
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> Uh, no. I’d stumbled into a horrible, soggy, neverland. No wonder people claim not to like them; they were all but inedible.

Now, I’m a big fan of the frozen Brussels Sprouts. I steam them in the microwave with a teaspoon of water and a tablespoon of butter, and they are certainly not inedible… and least of all a “a soggy neverland”. Are they the same as fresh… no, but I bet, if I were to thaw those frozen Brussels Sprouts, drain them, cut them in half and leach them on some paper towels; sear and canramelize them cut side down in a cast iron pan of a few tablespoons of Bacon Fat, then put them in a 450F oven for around a half hour they would be quite nice and roasty toasty.

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-substitute-frozen-brussels-sprouts-for-fresh/530878/23 "2010-03-04T00:26:48Z")

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probably 15 minutes, at high heat to roast on second thought… it’s all an experiment.

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