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Brussels sprouts with bacon & chestnuts
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 8
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ kg brussels sprouts, trimmed (or if buying pre-trimmed, buy 1 kg)
- 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces (or use more, if you like)
- 200g vacuum-packed chestnuts
- 50g butter
Method
- STEP 1
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then tip in 1¼ kg trimmed brussels sprouts. Once back to the boil, cook for 5 mins. Drain, run under the cold tap until cold, then drain again.
- STEP 2
Heat a large frying pan, add 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces, and gently fry for 10 mins until crisp and golden.
- STEP 3
Tip out of the pan, leaving the fat behind, then add 200g chestnuts and fry over a high heat for about 5 mins until tinged. Tip out of the pan.
- STEP 4
Add the brussels sprouts to the pan with a splash of water, then cover and finish cooking over a medium heat for about 5 mins, stirring now and again, until just tender.
- STEP 5
Uncover, turn up the heat, then add most of the 50g butter and sauté the sprouts for 2 mins more.
- STEP 6
Tip in the bacon and chestnuts, season generously with salt and pepper, then serve with the last knob of butter on top.