Brussel Sprouts with Bacon
A good way to get anyone to eat their veggies!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs of brussel sprouts
- 5 strips of bacon cut into bite size pieces
- ½ an onion diced
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Hold each brussel sprout by the stem end, and slice them until they are shredded. Give them a rinse in a colander and drain. In a large dry skillet, saute the bacon until the fat is rendered, and the bacon is crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon and set aside until later. Dump most of the bacon fat into a small bowl, leaving some in the pan, and set aside. This will be your cooking oil. Do not discard.
- Add your onions and garlic, and saute until translucent and fragrant. Then dump out of the pan and set aside. Add a little more bacon fat, and saute your shredded brussel sprouts in batches until they are slightly softened, but still a little crisp, and vibrant green. With each batch, add a little bit of salt & pepper, some of the onion and garlic mixture, and some of the cooked bacon. Dump into your serving bowl. Repeat this until all your brussel sprouts are cooked.
TIP: You may not end up using all of the rendered bacon fat, so that's why pouring it into a separate bowl is useful. You can add only what you need, and save some calories!