Peanutty pork & Brussels from What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking (page 39) by Caroline Chambers

Ingredients

sesame seeds
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low-sodium soy sauce
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Serves : 2-3
EYB Comments

Can substitute any nut or seed butter for peanut butter; ground beef for ground pork; and cabbage, green beans, red bell peppers, zucchini, or eggplants for Brussels sprouts.

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Can substitute any nut or seed butter for peanut butter; ground beef for ground pork; and cabbage, green beans, red bell peppers, zucchini, or eggplants for Brussels sprouts.
kelly_20ug8f on May 18, 2026

I added zucchini, red bell pepper, mushrooms and peanuts at the end.
Hoodywho on May 15, 2026

Quick one pot meal. Greta way to hide Brussels, boys didn’t even know they were there
nikki_ml27zt on May 11, 2026

Straightforward, easy, good weeknight recipe. The lower rating is probably because of user error (I only had toasted sesame oil and may have shredded the Brussels too much in the food processor) we used one tablespoon of sriracha and thought it had a good amount of heat. It was a good dinner but nothing “wow.” Will likely make again but not add to our rotation.
AllisonML on May 07, 2026

I can’t believe I just made this, I’ve had this book since it came out. Followed exactly but subbed out ground beef. My pre sliced Brussels were a little thick so it took a few Minutes longer for them to cook. Great recipes, endlessly riffable
ariel_b7um9n on April 03, 2026

Low effort and well balanced good flavor. What’s not to love?
alexandra_zpdtlt on March 20, 2026

Easy weeknight meal. Definitely don’t need any salt. Would add some fresh squeezed lime on top next time!
MaryAnne228 on March 06, 2026

This is my favorite recipe in the book and favorite new-to-me recipe in recent history. The first time I made it, I realized at a crucial point that I was out of PB, so I subbed in TJ’s Cookie Butter since it was the only thing I had on hand that was the right consistency ??. It tasted fantastic and now that’s how I prefer it!
jamiemiller on March 04, 2026

Hardest part was shredding the brussel sprouts. It did not look pretty, but I was surprised by how tasty it was. I added some leftover rice, and would do the same in the future. I used a mix of beef/pork because I had it and omitted cilantro because I don’t like it. Next time, I would 1.5x the sauce and maybe add lime for tang. A crushed peanut topping or chunky peanut butter could also provide a nice texture contrast. Would make again!
shep0012 on February 12, 2026

This was pretty good and very fast if you use preshredded Brussels sprouts. But heads up-the recipe calls for a pound of Brussels and the bag of Trader Joe’s preshredded is only 10 ounces. Not a huge deal but it does change the sauce to filling ratio.
c_rval6r on February 12, 2026

Subbed in meatloaf mix (beef pork veal) and omitted cilantro. Next time will use slightly less soy sauce.
priscilla_w4q96q on January 30, 2026

Amazing, but we like to reduce the salt as it can be on the salty side. We use a rotary grater / slicer to make quick work of slicing the sprouts.
ldyndiuk on January 18, 2026

The first time I made this my store didn’t have ground pork, so I substituted ground turkey, which didn’t work very well. The next time I used ground pork, and I substituted green beans for the Brussels, and I really loved this version.
Wende on December 03, 2025

I’ve made this a few times because it’s both unbelievably easy and we really love it. Adding peanuts and lime juice per mindyb would, I think, make this a near perfect dish. I have shredded the brussels in the food processor and also made it with shredded (shaved) brussels from TJs, and I preferred the texture of the latter. Very creamy peanut butter works best for the sauce. I serve it with basmati rice, but also think it would be great in lettuce leaves.
Lepa on September 18, 2025

This is tasty and easy. I put the brussels sprouts in the bowl of the food processor and pulsed and the texture was perfect- and it was so quick and easy!
Jviney on September 10, 2025

We really liked this. I used my food processor per the recommendation and it made quick work of the brussels sprouts. They all but disappeared in the final dish and my 8- and 11-yr-old boys happily ate it. I agree that chopped peanuts and lime juice would add to the dish.
SpatulaCity on June 24, 2025

I liked, but didn’t love, this dish. Used the shredding blade on the food processor to slice. I like having a healthy level of greens in this, and would tinker the sauce more to my taste. It is intensely savory and salty
kshell on March 01, 2025

We devoured this! But I would seek out shredded brussels sprouts in the future because I did it by hand and it is time intensive. Not exactly weeknight friendly.
ginger2212 on December 08, 2024

This was delicious and quick! Made for a great lunch the remainder of the week.
mindyb on October 15, 2024

This was good and easy for a weeknight- I had impulse-bought shredded Brussels so….. it came together very quickly. I think it would benefit from some chopped peanuts for texture and a squeeze of lime juice.