Brussel Sprouts with Bacon

A recent trip to a farm stand where I bought an entire stalks of Brussel Sprouts for $2 inspired this dish.  I had some bacon from my meat CSA on hand and a simple but flavorful side dish was created.  This recipe is great for Thanksgiving or any time you have some fresh sprouts on hand.  Try this and you will never eat those frozen sprouts again.

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs Brussel sprouts, cleaned and cut in half

4 slices bacon, cit into 1/4 inch pieces

1 cup water

Here's how:

Heat a large pot of water to a boil and add the sprouts.  Boil for 5 minutes.

Strain the sprouts and let the. Set aside.

Heat a large sauté pan to medium heat and add the bacon.

Sauté the bacon until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered out, about 7 minutes.

Remove the bacon and set it aside.

Add the sprouts into the pan with the bacon fat and sauté the sprouts until they are just browning.

Add the cup of water and scrape the bits off the bottom of the pan.  Cook off the water.

Turn off the heat.  Add the bacon to them pan. Toss the sprouts into the bacon and serve.