I serve you the recipe for the most amazing bourbon-glazed Brussels sprouts with bacon. The Brussels sprouts are crispy and shining because of the delicious sweet glaze. And this is an unbelievably easy recipe to prepare with such a lot of flavor. I'm sure you're going to add this recipe to your most favorite Brussels sprouts recipe book.
This is such an easy recipe to prepare Brussels sprouts with bacon and it also got a superb flavor and that's why I'm going to share it with you. Because I think everybody needs a great Brussels sprouts recipe. And this is, just like my Brussels sprouts with orange glaze, one of my favorites.
The crispy baked Brussels sprouts with bacon and the Bourbon glaze make this a true entertaining recipe. And however I could eat this every week because I like this so much, I think it's a great recipe to serve as a side dish when it's Christmas, Thanksgiving or when you're having a dinner party. And this recipe is fully tested so you know it's foolproof.
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Ingredients needed for this recipe
The ingredients you need to bake these crunchy Brussels sprouts with bacon and pecans (Bourbon glazed).
- Brussels sprouts: the most important ingredient of this recipe. And as always the veggies are most delicious in season. So this is a real winter recipe.
- Butter: Because this recipe also contains bacon and sea salt, use the unsalted version.
- Brown sugar, cayenne pepper, and Sea salt: for flavoring the Bourbon glaze.
- Bourbon: use a malt Bourbon for the best result
- Bacon: Salty and a perfect counterpart of the sweet Bourbon glaze
- Pecans: With there nutty flavor the pecans really finishes the recipe (and yes I really forgot to include them in this picture;-()
How do you prepare Brussels sprouts with bacon (and of course the Bourbon glaze)
An easy printable recipe can be found at the bottom of this blog.
Step 1: Clean the Brussels sprouts. Take a Brussels sprout and slice off the bottom. Then you can remove the outer leaves. If you see a brown spot cut it out. Repeat this for all the sprouts and put them in a colander. Rinse them.
Step 2: Cook the Brussels sprouts. Bring a pan with 2 inches of water to a boil. Add the Brussels sprouts and cook for 5 minutes. Drain them in a colander.
Step 3: Prepare the Bourbon glaze. Put butter, brown sugar, Bourbon, Cayenne, and Sea salt in a saucepan. Heat while stirring and bring it to a boil. Cook for about 2 minutes until the sugar is fully absorbed. Turn of the heat.
Step 4: Bake the bacon and Brussels sprouts. Bake the bacon in a frying pan without oil for 3 minutes. Add the Brussels sprouts and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the Bourbon glaze stir everything and simmer for 5 minutes. Sprinkle pecans on top and serve.
- The cleaning of the Brussels sprouts will make the most of the preparation time. But you can buy them already cleaned. That way this recipe will be even easier.
- Because you cook the Bourbon glaze the alcohol will evaporate and only the flavor will stick behind. But if you don't want to use alcohol substitute it with apple juice.
- Stir-fry the Brussels sprouts for 2 minutes before adding the Bourbon glaze. That way they will become crispy.
- You can't store these Brussels sprouts, so make sure you eat all your veggies (but with this recipe that won't be a problem ;-).
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Brussels sprouts with bacon, pecans and Bourbon glaze
Ingredients
- 500 grams Brussels sprouts
- 4 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 4 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons Bourbon malt
- ⅛ teaspoon Cayenne ground
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 150 grams bacon strips
- 3 tablespoons pecan nuts
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Preparation
- Bring a pan with 2 inches (5 cm) water to a boil.
- Clean the Brussels sprouts. First, take a thin strip of the bottom. Then you can remove the outer leaves. If you've got very big Brussels sprouts halve them. Wash the sprouts in a colander.
Boil Brussels sprouts
- Add the clean Brussels sprouts to the boiling water and let them cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain them in a colander and put them aside.
Bourbon glaze
- In a saucepan add butter, brown sugar, Bourbon, cayenne pepper, and sea salt.
- Bring to a boil on medium heat, then turn the heat low.
- Let it simmer, while stirring, for 2 minutes until the sugar is dissolved. Turn of the heat.
Baked Brussels sprouts with bacon, pecans, and Bourbon glaze.
- Add the bacon to a hot skillet and bake for 3 minutes on medium heat until they're light brown. Some fat will be released too.
- Add the Brussels sprouts, turn on the heat to high, and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the Bourbon glaze and turn the heat low. Let simmer for 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and crumble the pecans on top. Serve immediately
Notes
- The cleaning of the Brussels sprouts will take the most of the preparation time. But you can buy them already cleaned. That way this recipe will be even easier.
- Because you cook the Bourbon glaze the alcohol will evaporate and only the flavor will stick behind. But if you don't want to use alcohol substitute it with apple juice.
- Stir-fry the Brussels sprouts for 2 minutes before adding the Bourbon glaze. That way they will become crispy.
- You can't store these Brussels sprouts, so make sure you eat all your veggies (but with this recipe that won't be a problem ;-).
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