Braised Brussels Sprouts in Bacon and Shallots
If you love bacon and brussels sprouts, you’ll love our version of braised brussels sprouts. Enjoy! Update: Click here for more fabulous Brussels Sprouts Recipes.
Braised Brussels Sprouts Recipe
I think by now we’ve established that we like brussels sprouts. Between the balsamic roasted brussels sprouts recipe and the baked brussels sprouts with parmesan we have converted more than a few doubters to joys of this little cabbage-esque vegetable. It is one of our favorite rough-ages and over the years we’ve come up with recipes that allow these little bundles of goodness to shine and be enjoyed by many. Recently we’ve been preparing it in a way which makes everything better. Braised brussels sprouts with bacon is a fantastic side dish for all bacon AND brussels sprouts lovers.
This is a super simple recipe for braising brussels sprouts. Saute up a bit of bacon then add some chopped shallots for sweetness. After they have cooked and sweetened up a but, add in the green balls of joy, a bit of broth (we usually use chicken broth but feel free to use whatever kind you like or have on hand) and some soy sauce for seasoning and umami. Cover and braise until tender. Easy and delicious.
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The savory and slightly salty bite of the bacon combined with the tender sweet brussels sprouts is divine. Particularly with the added sweetness of the shallots and the “tying-in” element of the soy sauce. The ingredients and technique are so simple it is hard not to love it. Especially because of the bacon, since we all know that bacon makes everything better. Now if our garden brussels sprouts would just start producing some for us to eat so we wouldn’t have to go out and buy them.
above: render bacon fat then add shallots
Add soy sauce and broth, then braise brussels sprouts in liquid
Note on cooking times: Brussels sprouts can very tremendously in size, ranging from the size of a large egg to as small as a 5-cent coin. Make sure to adjust your cooking times depending on the size that you end up cooking. Also, try to select all the same sizes for consistent cooking.
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Here’s some cheesy roasted brussels sprouts if you’re craving extra cheese.
Braised Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound (454 g) Brussels Sprouts (about), washed, cut in half (or quarters as long as they are about same size)
- 3-4 slices (slices) Bacon , cut into small pieces
- 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) minced Shallots (about 2 medium shallots)
- 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) Soy Sauce or Worcestershire
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) chicken broth
- sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat pan on medium heat then add bacon. Cook up until bacon has rendered a good amount of the fat, about 5-10 minutes. Add shallots. Stir shallots well into the bacon, and cook shallots until they become fragrant and soft, but not burnt.
- Add brussels sprouts to the pan and allow them to sear for about 3 minutes. Then add soy sauce and broth. Stir evenly.
- Cover, and turn heat to low and allow brussels spouts to slowly braise in the liquid for about 15-20 minutes, or until the brussels sprouts are tender. Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste
I like them best when they brown a bit once the liquid boils away!
Such terribly gorgeous foods – I tried brussel sprouts once, and fortune smiled on me that day because I tried it at a great restaurant and I’ve fallen in love with brussel sprouts ever since. I can’t wait to try these babies at home!
This is yummy. I’ve cooked this twice. It’s like getting to know another dimension of brussel sprouts 🙂
Seriously I do not know why many hate this harmless green to its demise.
I like their crunch, and the nutritional values they pack.
Though usually we have them stir-fried or boiled as it is.
This picture makes this dish look mouth watering. I just joined your new blog forum that is amazing. Thanks for creating such a great site!
Yumm! I can’t wait to try this recipe! I love brussel sprouts!
Hope to find some brussel sprouts soon. I can’t wait to taste them again most especially after seeing this recipe. The photos are gorgeous.
Even if I don’t like brussell sprouts I would say yes to this dish! Delicious.
This recipe looks good, but I’m not sure any brussel recipe can stand up to Momofuku’s Brussel Sprouts! Have you had them? Seen the recipe? Totally worth trying!
LoveFeastTable- no, we haven’t seen the recipe. But we’ll go search it out, thanks!
Brussel sprouts alway get a bad rap, but I love them! Great way to jazz them up!
This sounds easy enough for a beginning cook like me. Do you think bacon bits can be substituted by spam bits or Chinese sausage bits?
Mai- what a great idea, spam or chinese sausage! Let us know how it turns out.
I just lately started eating brussel sprouts and didn’t know what I was missing. They are delicious! Your recipe looks great, especially with the bacon and mushrooms. Thanks for a great recipe!
Looks great! I love that ingredients are simple and few but add a huge punch of flavor. Just lovely!
Coincidence? We were actually going to try Michael Symon’s fried brussel sprouts recipe last night but after picking up the rest of the necessary ingredients we realized that our sprouts had gone nasty. Turns out, you can’t hold on to brussel sprouts for two weeks before cooking them. These look really really good, by the way.
I love brussel sprouts! The last time I made them like this though they had a splash of cream instead of soy sauce. Both of which should probably stop soon since So Cal’s summer starts in a week.
Speaking of not so healthy foods, I made your carmelized pork belly as part of my showoffy foods served for the Oscars. Instead of the traditional bahn mi I served it as a lettuce wrap with the traditional accompaniments. They were a huge hit so thanks for making me look good!
Oi- wow! mushrooms, what a great idea. That would be totally equally yummy.