Lightly steamed and tossed in butter, a dash of salt & pepper and a pinch of nutmeg–sometimes simple is best! Top sprouts with crisp crumbled bacon, freshly grated lemon zest, and a dollop of creme fraiche to dress them up, if you like! This is my favorite Brussels sprouts recipe, since childhood.
Ingredients: [‘fresh brussels sprouts’, ‘unsalted butter’, ‘salt’, ‘ground black pepper’, ‘ground nutmeg’, ‘lemon zest’, ‘bacon’, ‘creme fraiche’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“2 lbs fresh Brussels sprouts (or two 16 ounce packages frozen Brussels sprouts, cooked and drained)”,”4 tablespoons softened unsalted butter, divided “,” salt”,” ground black pepper”,” ground nutmeg, pinch of “,”2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest”,”1/4 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional, u003ca hrefu003d”https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/easy-microwave-bacon-173076″”u003eEasy Microwave Baconu003c/au003e)””
Number of Servings: 1 (108 g)
Steps: 8