Sautéed Brussel Sprouts Recipe

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5 from 1 vote

This brussels sprouts recipe features crispy pan seared brussels spouts cooked with shallots and crispy bacon. To balance the saltiness and enhance the flavor overall, the whole dish is drizzled with honey at the end.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Calories: 414kcal

Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
2-3 shallots
1/2 lb raw bacon
2 lbs Brussels sprouts
salt
cracked black pepper
1 tbsp honey while cooking
1-1 1/2 tbsp honey to drizzle at the end

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Instructions

Prepare the Ingredients:

Discard dark green outer leaves and cut Brussels sprouts in half. Set the aside. Thinly slice shallots and set the aside as well. Cut cold bacon, right from the refrigerator, into small pieces and set it aside.

Cooking:

Preheat a large skillet, no smaller than 12-inch, over medium to medium-high heat for a few minutes and add oil.
Swirl oil around and add diced bacon. Spread it around evenly and let it cook until the fat is rendered about half way and add sliced shallots.
Mix bacon and shallots together and cook for a few minutes, until shallots are softened.
Add brussels sprouts and season everything with salt and pepper.
Mix everything together and let it cook, undisturbed, for a 5-7 minutes. This will give that side a nice sear.
Mix well and try to get most of the brussels turned over to cook the other side. Cook another 5-7 minutes undisturbed.
Mix and see if you'd like to cook it a little more. If you like your vegetables a little crunchy, you can take them off the heat at this point.
Or, you can cook it more so the brussels sprouts are softer and browned more but don't disturb them after mixing. If you keep stirring, you will disturb the searing process, so mix and let them be for a few minutes.
During the last minute of the cook, drizzle a tablespoon of honey and mix everything to coat evenly.
Take off heat and drizzle a little more honey over the top when serving.

Notes

Tips To Remember:

It's easiest to cut cold bacon, so dice it as soon as you take it out of the refrigerator.
Don’t overcook your veggies! When they are cooked too long, they become mushy.
Also, if you add too much to the pan, they will start to steam vs. sear. Use a large pan and make sure the sprouts are in one layer not stacked in two or thee.

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