Gratin of Brussels sprouts with lardons, cream and almonds
By: Sophie Grigson
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Gratin of Brussels sprouts with lardons, cream and almonds
- Prep time:
- 10 mins
- Cook time:
- 30 mins
- Serves:
- 4-6
Sophie Grigson turns sprouts into gorgeous starlets in this luxurious dish from her book 'Vegetables'
Ingredients
- 675g Brussels sprouts, trimmed
- 100g lardons, or back Bacon, cut into strips
- 15 g blanched flaked Almonds
- 15g Butter
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 300ml double cream
- a dash of lemon juice
- 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 3 tbsp finely grated Parmesan
- salt and black pepper
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6. Simmer the sprouts in salted water until almost but not quite cooked (around 4 minutes). Drain thoroughly, and cut in half.2. Sauté the bacon and almonds in the butter and oil in a wide frying pan until lightly browned. Add the sprouts and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, stirring almost constantly. Add the double cream, bring up to the boil, and let it bubble away merrily for some 2-4 minutes until reduced to a rich sauce. Season with a touch of salt and plenty of pepper.
3. Draw off the heat, stir in a dash of lemon juice, then spoon into a gratin dish. Mix the breadcrumbs and parmesan, and scatter evenly over the sprouts. Bake for about 20 minutes until the top is golden brown, with the cream bubbling through seductively here and there.
4. Serve when the cream has quietened down a little.
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View all comments (4)Well, I took this to a bring-something-with-you dinner party a couple of weeks ago, and even those who had declared themselves sprouts haters just loved it! [I couldn't get lardons here in Thailand, so I used good quality smoked bacon instead - worked well]. Thanks and regards, Tim Davies.
I cooked this at Christmas and even my two young boys loved it! Really finished off our dinner, which was a surprise, but with all that double cream its got to taste great!!
This sounds delicious, I was not able to print it, as the right hand column is half cut off. Did save to recipe book, however. Will try it soon.
cooked this last Christmas, everyone loved it, very nice ( I don't like sprouts), very easy to prep and cook