Maple Brussel Sprouts

This side dish is always a huge success at our dinner table. What makes it delicious is the use of pure Canadian maple syrup and bacon!

This recipe is egg free and dairy free, but obviously not vegan. However, you can leave out the bacon if you don’t want the pork.You will need :

Brussel sprouts, the quantity will depend on how many people you are feeding. I have enough here for 4 people.

Half a pound of bacon, fried and chopped

1-2 tbsps bacon fat

1-2 tbsps good olive oil

2 tbsps pure maple syrup

Salt, pepper to taste

Trim the Brussel sprouts removing the darker outer leaves and cut off stem.

Discard any that have holes and black inside of them. Usually means a little worm visited.

I cut them in half so they cook quicker.

Boil them until fully cooked, 15 minutes.

Drain and add to the frying pan that you used to fry the bacon.

Along with the 1 - 2 tbsps of bacon fat, drizzle some good olive oil to the pan.

Fry up the sprouts scraping off the delicious bacon flavours at the bottom of the pan.

Fry until sprouts are slightly browned then add salt, pepper and maple syrup. 

Stir for a few more minutes so that the maple flavour is absorbed.

Sooooooo good!