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Аннета Эссекс » 06 Feb 2017, 13:42
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Oven baked Brussels sprouts with bacon

When you want to surprise your family with something tasty and new, it’s enough just for a change to find a replacement for the usual products … well, for example, white cabbage familiar to us for an attractive curiosity – Brussels sprouts. These little prototypes of the familiar cabbage, it turns out, are even richer in valuable vegetable protein and vitamins, and also contain few calories. I will tell you how to quickly, tasty and simply cook Brussels sprouts in the oven.
how to cook delicious brussel sprouts in the oven

Ingredients:

Brussels sprouts – 500 g
Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
Garlic – 2 tooth.
Thyme – 1 tsp
Lemon zest – 1 pinch(s)
Black pepper – 0.5 tsp ground
Salt – 0.25 tsp
Bacon – 400 g cold smoked
Cooking:

one.
You can combine Brussels sprouts with various products both in salads and as a side dish for main courses. Thanks to its miniature form, it looks original and as a snack – here is one option for such a dish and I offer you today – deliciously cook Brussels sprouts in the oven with bacon.

Preparing this appetizer is fast enough and not difficult at all. Therefore, you will have to turn on the oven in advance to warm up to 200 degrees.

2.
And at this time we begin the main preparations. Let’s carefully examine the cabbages of Brussels sprouts and free them from a couple of upper leaves and cut the stumps a little (just refresh the cut).

3.
In a large bowl, mix olive oil with thyme and lemon zest, ground black pepper and salt, and crushed garlic – if desired, you can simply pass it through a garlic press.

four.
Put the Brussels sprouts into the resulting fragrant mixture and mix well so that all the cabbage is covered with our mixture on all sides.

5.
Next, we take thinly sliced ​​​​smoked bacon plates. If they are too long, cut in half.
For each slice of bacon, lay out a head of cabbage and wrap. Fasten with a toothpick at the junction of the edges of the bacon, piercing everything together through and through.

Note: you can make such a semi-finished product a little (or a lot) in advance and put it in the refrigerator until you want to bake it – this will significantly save time when preparing treats, for example, before a holiday or the arrival of guests, you just have to put it in preheated oven.

6.
We spread on a baking sheet (or a convenient baking dish), which is better to line with baking paper.
Place in the oven for twenty-five to thirty minutes. The time can be adjusted based on the desired doneness of the bacon – for more crunchiness and time it will take a little more.

7.
Everything! Minimum body movements, and the result is excellent!

This is how simple and delicious you can cook Brussels sprouts in the oven. Such Brussels sprouts are both a delicious appetizer and an original side dish. It is good to eat both hot and cold … Pamper your household too.

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