Do you need a nifty slow carbohydrate side dish for pulled pork, sticky grilled chicken or slow braised beef? Rephrase; do you need a side in your repertoire which is not sweet potato wedges, hasselback potatoes (as fun as they are to make- and say), or a well intentioned tumble of roast root vegetables, quinoa and pomegranate arils whose juice will promptly stain your palms and favourite block printed tea towel? If so, skip straight to the recipe at the bottom. This brussels sprout and mustard cream slaw is what you’re looking for.

But first, some context. Poor brussels sprouts. In the last five years they’ve become blowsily over exposed. They’ve …