Lemon Infused Buttered Brussels Sprouts W/ Crisp Peppered Bacon
Total Time: 25 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 800 g brussels sprouts
- 1 1/2 ounces butter or 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 200 g cubed smoked bacon or 200 g smoked lardons
- 1 lemon, juice and zest of
- black pepper
- salt
Recipe
- 1 slice the bottoms off the sprouts and remove the outer layers.
- 2 cook the sprouts in a pan of boiling, salted water for 6-8 minutes, until just tender. we like ours with a bit of a bite still - and not overcooked. you can steam the brussels sprouts if you wish.
- 3 meanwhile, heat the butter or oil in a pan and cook the bacon until it is crisp. remove from the pan and leave to cool slightly - add the lemon juice to the pan with the bacon butter/oil.
- 4 add some freshly ground black pepper to the bacon and mix well - we like it quite peppery, please adjust the quantities to suit your personal taste.
- 5 when the sprouts are cooked, drain and place in a serving bowl.
- 6 pour over the lemon butter/oil from the pan. add the crisp bacon, lemon zest and a twist of sea salt. toss well to infuse all the flavours and serve immediately.
- 7 nb: you can gently re-heat the lemon butter/oil before pouring over the sprouts, if it has cooled down too much.
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