Sprout and Bacon

Name: Sprout and Bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 600g Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved; 150g bacon lardons; 100g cooked chestnuts, halved; 2 tbsp butter; salt and pepper to taste

Sprouts as they should be — pan-fried with crispy bacon and chestnuts. Frying the sprouts cut-side down in the bacon fat lets that flat surface caramelise into a deep golden crust instead of just steaming through.

Total time

20 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

British

Ingredients

600gBrussels sprouts, trimmed and halved

150gbacon lardons

100gcooked chestnuts, halved

2 tbspbutter

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Blanch sprouts 3 minutes in boiling water. Drain.

Fry bacon in a pan until crispy. Add butter.

Add sprouts cut-side down. Cook 3-4 minutes until golden.

Add chestnuts and toss. Season.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

115

Protein

5.2g

Fat

6.2g

Carbs

13.5g

Fiber

5.7g

Sodium

38mg

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