Smashed sprouts mash with chestnuts

Smashed sprouts mash with chestnuts

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Prep: 5 mins Cook: 12 mins

Easy

Serves 8
This veggie side is perfect for those who love the taste of Brussels sprouts but don't like the texture

Nutrition and extra info

  • Vegetarian

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal184
  • fat14g
  • saturates7g
  • carbs13g
  • sugars4g
  • fibre4g
  • protein3g
  • salt0.1g
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Ingredients

  • 600g Brussels sprout, halved
    Brussels sprouts

    Brussels sprouts

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    The quintessential Christmas dinner veg, Brussels sprouts are thought to have been cultivated in…

  • 50g butter
    Butter

    Butter

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    Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…

  • 100ml double cream
  • half nutmeg, grated
    Nutmeg

    Nutmeg

    nut-meg

    One of the most useful of spices for both sweet and savoury…

  • 200g pack vacuum-packed chestnut, roughly chopped
    Chestnut

    Chestnut

    chest-nut

    'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...' that kitsch old Nat King Cole song perfectly…

Method

  1. Put the sprouts in a large pan, cover with boiling water and cook for 8-10 mins or until very tender. Drain, and leave to steam-dry for a few mins. Tip back into a saucepan and mash to a chunky texture with a potato masher. Add the butter, cream and nutmeg, and season well. Cook for a further 2 mins. Mix in half the chestnuts, then sprinkle over the remaining chestnuts to serve.

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monbon
31st Jan, 2014
5.05
Made this as per recipe excluding nutmeg as I don't like it, was absolutely delicious!
gillmulford
4th Jan, 2013
4.05
Easy, tasty and went down a storm. Used bacon and smoked paprika instead of chestnuts. B.E.A.utiful.
alisonpg
31st Dec, 2012
5.05
Didn't have any chestnuts either so bashed up some mixed nuts and added them instead. I don't like sprouts but I really enjoyed these smashed ones! I would definitely make again and would try the chestnuts as well as using my mixed nut variation.
kaylac
19th Dec, 2012
5.05
Didn't have any chestnuts - added chopped, fried bacon and left out the nutmeg - absolutely delicious - will be making over and over again!!!
jessiquaquaqua
4th Dec, 2012
5.05
I made this without the chestnuts at Christmas last year, and it got gobbled up between the 6 of us!! My partner will only ever eat the obligatory sprout on Christmas day, but I managed to get him to eat half a bag of them by serving up this recipe, replacing the chestnuts with chopped unsmoked bacon, as a side to a chicken breast wrapped in Parmaham. I have also served these smashed sprouts with sausages and am considering trying it this evening with fish pie. Absolutely love this version of a vegetable I once couldn't stand!
katy-vet
13th Aug, 2012
5.05
Really yummy!
cheungy
2nd Jan, 2012
5.05
my boyfriend made this, very nice
jessiquaquaqua
28th Dec, 2011
5.05
I couldn't find vacuum packed chestnuts, but followed the recipe otherwise and stirred in some cooked, chopped streaky bacon. Managed to get 2 packets of brussel sprouts eaten in one go on Christmas Day! Definitely saving this recipe.
britkk5
27th Dec, 2011
5.05
If you are someone who has always wanted to like sprouts, but never quite been able to... this is for you! The cream gives a much milder flavour. I like sprouts, but absolutely could not get enough of these... I am still picking at them cold from the fridge! Although I live in the American South, I did manage to find chestnuts.. roasted them, ate half, and added the rest to the recipe. This was a big hit at Christmas, I will definitely be making this again- though next time it will have to be with something other than chestnuts :-(
gervais
20th Dec, 2011
Why not maxivida? I am going to do this for Christmas lunch but cant get chestnuts ( live in Brisbane) so will use hazelnuts or almonds and a little chilli.

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alex251206
21st Nov, 2016
could you cook this and freeze and then re-heat?
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goodfoodteam
28th Nov, 2016
We would suggest doing this fresh for best results. You could cook and mash them the day before, then reheat with the last few ingredients on the day.
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