Sprouts with garlic & bacon!!

[DingleBells]

I have seen a recipe for this some where but can't remeber where. I would like to try it out, can anyone give me some help please!

[myrrhthamoo]

I've done mine sometimes with chestnuts and pancetta. I just cook them 'til just tender (not crunchy, not soggy!), saute the bacon, add the sprouts and chestnuts and a knob of butter. I guess you'd do the same with garlic - saute it over a very gentle heat so it doesn't burn, add the bacon and the cooked sprouts and razz it all round the pan with some butter. I love sprouts!

HTH.

[WigWamBam]

This is from Delia Smith's Christmas

Brussels Sprouts in Riesling with Bacon

Serves 8

Ingredients
1½ lb (700 g) Brussels sprouts, prepared
6 fl oz (175 ml) Riesling
4 oz (110 g) smoked bacon rashers with rinds
1 level dessertspoon butter
2 shallots, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
salt and freshly milled black pepper

Cut the rinds off the bacon rashers and, in your very largest frying pan, melt the butter over a gentle heat. Keeping the heat to a minimum, add the bacon rinds to the pan and let them gently cook and release their fat, which will permeate the butter. Meanwhile snip the bacon rashers into small pieces, then add them to the pan along with the shallots and garlic to begin cooking.

While that's happening, place the sprouts in a steamer, sprinkle them with salt, and steam them over boiling water for 4 minutes or so which should be enough just to half-cook them. After that turn the heat up under the frying pan, add the sprouts and toss them around for 2 or 3 minutes or until they begin to take on a little colour. Now turn the heat up high, pour in the wine and let it bubble and reduce while you constantly turn the sprouts over and over to soak up the flavour of the wine. As soon as the sprouts are tender and the wine has reduced to about 2 tablespoons, transfer them to a serving dish, add a little freshly milled pepper and serve straightaway.