Brussels sprouts with pancetta

Brussels sprouts with pancetta

Spruce up your sprouts this Christmas - Gordon Ramsay's recipe creates a really rich flavour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about 10 minutes

Method

  1. Blanch the Brussels sprouts in a pan of boiling salted water for 3 mins, then drain and tip into a bowl of iced water to cool quickly. Drain well again and set aside until nearly ready to serve. Sauté the pancetta in the hot goose fat until crisp. Toss in the sprouts and stir-fry for 2-3 mins, adding the sage to serve.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2005.

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  • 02 December 2007

    FOod rated and commented on this recipe

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  • 20 December 2007

    Roseleanor rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Tried this recipe last year, and will be using it again this year. Lovely crunchy texture & the flavour combination works great.

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  • 21 December 2007

    David Lawrence commented on this recipe

    Trying it out for christmas dinner will let you know the result

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  • 01 January 2008

    yummy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    The best brussel sprouts ever! Crunchy and flavoursome sprouts and gorgeous flavours with the pancetta!

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  • 14 July 2008

    funkychicken commented on this recipe

    Made this at Christmas and again with Sunday lunch. Totally brilliant flavours and rich enough that you don't have to faff around with the rest of the ingredients. Very nice - give it a try!

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  • 24 December 2008

    Roseleanor commented on this recipe

    Really good way to cook sprouts. Cooked them this way last year & they went down a treat, so same again I think.

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  • 28 December 2008

    Woody rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    The only way I'll eat sprouts!! Very good :o)

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  • 07 January 2009

    gerryroads commented on this recipe

    Served this for Christmas Dinner and it is the first time I actually enjoyed sprouts. Really crunchy and flavoursome.

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  • 11 January 2009

    Robby rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty gorgeous.

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  • 14 April 2009

    cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Disappointing. Not nearly as flavoursome as I would've expected. Won't bother with this recipe again.

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  • 10 December 2009

    daniel commented on this recipe

    looks and sounds good more good reports than bad i will be trying this out at christmas

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  • 24 December 2009

    Julesb rated this recipe

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  • 14 March 2010

    Marko Le Rosso rated this recipe

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  • 09 June 2010

    janet rated and commented on this recipe

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    really liked this and have made it many times the best way to eat sprouts!

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  • 21 October 2010

    Dalit rated this recipe

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  • 23 December 2010

    bubsmkd commented on this recipe

    I would love to try this recipe, but don't want to use pancetta or any pork based products. What can I use as a substitute?

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  • 26 December 2010

    BB10 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made these brussels sprouts yesterday and they were really delicious. I added some chopped chestnuts too when I was frying the pancetta and I thought it was lovely, wasn't sure how the goosefat would taste with them but it added a nice flavour. Even my husband loved the sprouts this year and he is not normally a fan!

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  • 31 December 2010

    MarianaDiogo rated and commented on this recipe

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    I make these all the time... simply amazing and so simple!

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  • 05 January 2011

    Kristy Chase rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This made a wonderful breakfast all by itself. Yummy!

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  • 16 January 2011

    daz the fish rated and commented on this recipe

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    for all those sprout haters try these u will be suprised there ab fab

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in about 10 minutes

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