Easter Dinner Recipes-Brussels Sprouts

 Brussels Sprouts

I was never a big veggie eater growing up. I thought they were bland and tasteless. It wasn't until I was older and moved out of the house when I realized, it wasn't that I didn't like veggies, it was my Mom was TERRIBLE at making them! My Mom was a fantastic cook, but when it came to veggies, how she cooked them and made us eat them, was a crime against humanity! Hers were always over cooked and lacked any flavor what so ever. Her green veggies were grey, wilty and gross.

Well, I'm all grown up and I make a pledge that I will not serve bland veggies at my table.

Mark said he didn't care for brussels sprouts until I made this for him.

Ingredients:

1lb Brussels sprouts

6 Bacon strips chopped

4 Garlic cloves chopped

1/2 yellow onion chopped

2 Bay leaves

3-4 Lemon slices

3T Butter

Olive oil

Salt/pepper to taste

First prep and chop all your ingredients

 



After about 5 minutes add the garlic and bay leaves



You want to render the bacon. Don't have the heat too high. All it will do is crisp the bacon and not render the fat.

  

When the bacon is almost cooked, add the

onion and let it sweat for a couple of minutes



After a couple more minutes turn the heat to high and

add the brussels sprouts and let cook about 5 min

Then add the butter

You don't want to cook them completely. You just want to give them a

good sear on very high heat. This is what you are looking for,

some nice chard pieces.

Then put in foil

Add some lemon slices

Seal completely

Bake about 20-25 min or until to your liking at 350 degrees

Then dig in!