100 Recipes - #5 Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Garlic

[lillibet]

Apparently audioboy doesn't eat Brussels sprouts, due to trauma inflicted by a vegetable boiler in his childhood. So as B. was stirring the sprouts for me, she described them to N. as "greens". He ate them cheerfully, and we talked about the possibility that the Balsamic vinegar is unnecessary in this dish and leaving it out might allow the bacon flavor

Comments

[jelazakazone]

And here I thought I came up with the lemon, bacon, garlic, brussel sprout variation on my own! LOL. When I did this, I sliced the brussel sprouts thinly (think mini-coleslaw:)) and fried it all in a big pan. We liked it. Thyme seems like a nice addition.

[lillibet]

Yeah, that's pretty much how I did it. The recipe had me throw in 1/4 cup of water with the sprouts, cover and simmer for 5 minutes, then uncover and cook 5-10 min. more.

[kalibex]

Heck, just adding lemon and butter makes a big difference with the sprouts. I think it balances out the bitterness somehow...

[kissoflife]

Sneaky sneaky! I could use some reforming on the brussel sprouts aversion too, hmm...