Chestnut and Bacon Garlic Sprouts

Prep 15 minutes

Serves 4

Cook 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 500g Brussel Sprouts, trimmed
• 3 Rashers Smoked Streaky Bacon, cut into small pieces
• 100g Prepared Chestnuts
• 50g Butter
• 24g Diced Garlic

How to:

1.Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then tip in the trimmed Brussels sprouts. Once back to the boil, cook for 5 mins. Drain, run under the cold tap until cold, then drain again.

2.Heat a large frying pan, add 3 rashers smoked streaky bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces, and gently fry for 10 mins until crisp and golden.

3.Tip out of the pan, leaving the fat behind, then add chestnuts and diced garlic and fry over a high heat for about 5 mins until tinged. Tip out of the pan

4.Add the Brussels sprouts to the pan with a splash of water, then cover and finish cooking over a medium heat for about 5 mins, stirring now and again, until just tender.

5.Uncover, turn up the heat, then add most of the butter and sauté the sprouts for 2 mins more.

6.Tip in the bacon and chestnuts and garlic, season generously with salt and pepper, then serve with the last knob of butter on top