Brussels sprouts, yes or no?
I say yes, especially now, mid-winter. Cheap, cheerful and seasonal!
Here's a dish based on the lovely Nigel Slater's recipe that I found on BBC's website (see here), though I first read about it on this Estonian blog and on this Estonian blog). I still get a fresh batch of Brussels sprouts at my local farmers market almost every weekend, and my family seems to love them. The kids, I must admit, seem to prefer them raw, so I always put a couple aside for them.
Without further ado, here's the recipe. However, do check out this recipe on Nami-Nami, posted just a few months ago - saut�ed Brussels sprouts with lemon - that's lovely, too!
Brussels sprouts with bacon and whole almonds
(Rooskapsad peekoni ja mandlitega)
Serves 4 to 6
1 kg Brussels sprouts
about 300 g smoked ham or bacon
2 Tbsp butter
150 g whole almonds
Trim the sprouts - cut the stem shorter, remove the ugly outer leaves. Halve the Brussels sprouts.
Cut the ham/bacon into 1 cm dice.
Melt the butter in a large heavy frying pan. Add the ham/bacon and fry over moderate heat, stirring regularly, until the meat is golden and starts to crisp. Add the prepared Brussels sprouts and saut� for 5-6 minutes more over medium high heat, until the cabbage is cooked and begins to brown on edges.
Throw in the almonds and fry for another 2 minutes, just to heat through.
Serve immediately, though I enjoyed nibbling on this dish much later as well.
Brussels sprouts recipes from other foodblogs:
Pisike ja pisut segi (recipe in Estonian)
Taimetoit.ee (recipe in Estonian)
Juustukuningad (recipe in Estonian)
101 Cookbooks
Simply Recipes
Two Peas and their Pod
Smitten Kitchen
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